Arafo
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Arafo is a municipality of the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)
, on the Canary Islands
. The city is also a suburb of Santa Cruz city.
Arafo is linked with the old highway linking Abona and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (City) and the TF1 Motorway
which encircles the eastern and the southern portions of the island and has an interchange near Arafo to the southeast.
Business, tourism, and limited agriculture are the principal drivers of Arafo's economy. The urban area and some farmlands dominate the coastline; the majority of farmland rests in valley areas, while mountains, grasslands, and forests lie to the west.
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife also Province of Santa Cruz is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma, and...
, on the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. The city is also a suburb of Santa Cruz city.
Arafo is linked with the old highway linking Abona and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (City) and the TF1 Motorway
TF1 Motorway
The TF-1 is a superhighway encircling the eastern and the southern parts of the island of Tenerife . The TF-1 motorway runs from the capital Santa Cruz in the north to Adeje with its major tourist resorts Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas in the south of the island...
which encircles the eastern and the southern portions of the island and has an interchange near Arafo to the southeast.
Business, tourism, and limited agriculture are the principal drivers of Arafo's economy. The urban area and some farmlands dominate the coastline; the majority of farmland rests in valley areas, while mountains, grasslands, and forests lie to the west.
Historical population
| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,200 | - |
| 1996 | 4,667 | - |
| 2001 | 4,995 | 146.91/km² |
| 2002 | 5,156 | - |
| January 1, 2003 | 5,122 | 151/km² |
| January 1, 2004 | 5,256 | 162.67/km² (other area) |
| January 1, 2005 | 5,276 | 155.54/km² |
Other
Arafo has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, banks, churches, beaches and squares plazaPlaza
Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be...
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External links
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
- Satellite images: Google