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The Gran Hotel Arrecife

Arrecife is a city in the Canary Islands (Spain) situated in the east of the island of Lanzarote of which it is the capital since 1852. The city gives its name to the nearby international airport. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... Lanzarote is also the title of a novella by Michel Houellebecq, translated into English by Frank Wynne. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Arrecife Airport (IATA: ACE, ICAO: GCRR) is an airport serving the Canary Isle of Lanzarote. ...

The population is 50,785 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 2,235.25/km² and the area is 22.72 km². It is south of Haría, east of Tinajo and northeast of Yaiza. Arrecife is also a port town serving to other islands and to Europe and mainland Africa. Arrecife is accessed with LZ1 linking to the north, LZ2 and LZ3 and is bypasses to the northwest and west. The highway to the southern portion of the island lies to the west. The main industry are agriculture, business and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, the mountains are to the north, the hills lie to the west and farmlands dominate the rest of the municipality. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Haría is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands and is the northernmost in the Canary Islands as well as the easternmost. ... Charco Verde near Yaiza Yaiza, Las Palmas is the gateway to the south of the island of Lanzarote and onward to Playa Blanca. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Geography

An areial view of Arricefe

• Location:
  • Latitude: 28.95 (28°57') N
  • Longitude: 13.533 (13°32') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 30 m
• Postal code: 35000

Postal codes were introduced and standardised in Spain in 1976, when Correos (the national postal service of Spain) introduced automated mail sorting. ...

Historical population

This article is about the year. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Communities

• Urbanización Playa Honda (subdivision), south.

Sites of interest

• Playa Reducto, Arrecife's town beach.
• Castillo de San Jose, 17th century fortification that now houses a collection of modern art.
• Puente de las Bolas, Bridge leading to the Castillo de San Gabriel.
• Charco de San Ginés, A man-made lagoon used by fishermen.

Other

Arrecife has schools, lyceums, a gymnasia, a church, beaches, a port, a post office, parks and a squares (plaza). Students in Rome, Italy. ... A Lyceum can be an educational institution (often a school of secondary education in Europe), or a public hall used for cultural events like concerts. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Beaches is a 1988 movie adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the novel Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ...

External links

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Arrecife

• Map and aerial photos
  • Map and street data: Street map from Mapquest. MapPoint or Google
  • Satellite images: Google
• Coordinates: 29°57′0″N, 13°32′0″W

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. ...

v • d • e Municipalities of Lanzarote

Arrecife • Haría • San Bartolomé • Teguise (Costa Teguise) • Tías • Tinajo • Yaiza Teguise is a Canarian municipality in the north-central and the eastern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 14,214 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 53. ... San Bartolomé (Spanish meaning Saint Bartholomew) is a village in the Canary Islands (Spain), belonging to the Province of Las Palmas. ... Lanzarote is also the title of a novella by Michel Houellebecq, translated into English by Frank Wynne. ... Haría is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands and is the northernmost in the Canary Islands as well as the easternmost. ... San Bartolomé (Spanish meaning Saint Bartholomew) is a village in the Canary Islands (Spain), belonging to the Province of Las Palmas. ... Teguise is a Canarian municipality in the north-central and the eastern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 14,214 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 53. ... Costa Teguise is a coastal town in the Municipality of Teguise on the island of Lanzarote (in the Canary Islands of Spain). ... Tías is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 15,636 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 242. ... Tinajo is a Canarian municipality in the western portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 5,066 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 37. ... Charco Verde near Yaiza Yaiza, Las Palmas is the gateway to the south of the island of Lanzarote and onward to Playa Blanca. ...

v • d • e Island capitals of the Canary Islands
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Santa Cruz de Tenerife • Santa Cruz de La Palma • San Sebastián de La Gomera • Valverde
Province of Las Palmas	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria • Arrecife • Puerto del Rosario • Caleta de Sebo