Arico
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Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	Tenerife
Area:	178.75 km²
Population:	6,928 (2001)
Population density:	38.76/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 500 m Montaña Grande
Lenght of coastline:	about 610 km
Postal code:	-

Arico is the name of a municipality, town, and valley in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The municipality is located in the southeastern end of the island, and extends for 45.1 square kilometers (0.4 square miles) from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic. Arico is on a valley setting. Its estimated population is 6.928. Arico is linked with the TF1 superhighway and has an interchange near Arico and is also linked with the old highway linking Arona and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 13th  7 447 km²  1,5% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 8th  1 843 755  4,4%  247,58/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Canary Islander  canario/a Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... The Anaga Mountain Range in the north of Tenerife Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... Postal codes were introduced in Spain in 1976, when CTT introduced automated sorting. ... The Anaga Mountain Range in the north of Tenerife Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 13th  7 447 km²  1,5% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 8th  1 843 755  4,4%  247,58/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Canary Islander  canario/a Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ...

Its economy are tourism and some agriculture. The urban area and some farmlands dominates the coastline and valley areas, while the mountains dominates much of the municipality and to the southeast.

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Arico has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, churches, a beaches and a few squares plazas. Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ...