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Arico

FieldValue
official_nameArico
settlement_typeMunicipality and town
image_skylinePunta de Abona 271.jpg
image_captionPunta de Abona
image_flagBandera de Arico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).svg
image_shieldEscudo de Arico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).svg
image_mapTenerife municipio Arico.svg
mapsize200px
map_captionMunicipal location in Tenerife
pushpin_mapSpain Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Tenerife
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSpain
subdivision_type1Autonomous community
subdivision_name1Canary Islands
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Santa Cruz de Tenerife
subdivision_type3Island
subdivision_name3Tenerife
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameSebastián Martín Pérez (Primero Arico)
area_total_km2178.76
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_total
population_density_km2auto
timezoneGMT
utc_offset+0
coordinates
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code38580
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoCsb

Arico is the name of a municipality and a village in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The municipality is located in the southeastern part of the island, and extends for 178,76 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic. Its estimated population is around 7,500. The TF-1 motorway passes through the eastern part of the municipality.

The city administration is located in Villa de Arico. The other villages located on this municipality are: Arico Nuevo, Arico Viejo, Abades, La Jaca, Tajao and Poris de Abona.

Geography and climate

Arico has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh; Trewartha: BSal) with an annual precipitation of only 184.7 mm and no more than 38 days of precipitation.

Climate ID: C428T; coordinates ; elevation: 418 m; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2009–present{{cite web |access-date = 13 November 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241113115453/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/4a2f221b |archive-date = 2024-11-13}} |Jan record high C = 29.5 |Feb record high C = 30.1 |Mar record high C = 33.4 |Apr record high C = 35.5 |May record high C = 37.8 |Jun record high C = 38.1 |Jul record high C = 41.3 |Aug record high C = 41.3 |Sep record high C = 37.0 |Oct record high C = 36.8 |Nov record high C = 34.5 |Dec record high C = 27.6 |year record high C = 41.3 |Jan record low C = 9.5 |Feb record low C = 7.9 |Mar record low C = 7.7 |Apr record low C = 10.1 |May record low C = 10.7 |Jun record low C = 12.6 |Jul record low C = 14.6 |Aug record low C = 15.3 |Sep record low C = 15.8 |Oct record low C = 14.0 |Nov record low C = 11.6 |Dec record low C = 10.0 |year record low C = 7.7 |access-date = 6 December 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241204134758/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/8d592bba |archive-date = 2024-12-04}}{{cite web |access-date = 6 December 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241206144250/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/dcc3cd3f |archive-date = 2024-12-06}}{{cite web |access-date = 2024-11-13}}

Sites of interest

Typical villages in the mountains, lighthouses in Poris de Abona and Tajao, important free-climbing spot and scuba diving location on Tenerife.

Historical population

YearPopulation
19914,567
19965,064
20015,824
20026,653
20036,928
20047,005
20057,159
20067,104
20077,565
20137,392

Image:Arico BW 1.JPG|Arico el Nuevo Image:Arico BW 2.JPG|Arico el Nuevo

References

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