Puerto de la Cruz
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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	Tenerife
Area:	8.73 km²
Population:	31.830 (2001)
Population density:	3,646.05/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 9 m 249 m (Las Arenas)
Postal code:	E-38400
Location:	28.41667/28°25' N lat. 16.55/16°33' W long.
Municipal code:	E-38028
Name of inhabitants:	Portuense m
Car designation:	TF

Puerto de la Cruz is located on the north coast of Tenerife, in the Orotava Valley. It is located 4 km West of La Orotava , and is about 37 km NE of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and about 25 km to Tenerife North Airport both on the TF5 Motorway. The inhabitants are known as portuense The municipality is the smallest in Tenerife. Image File history File links TF_PuertodelaCruz. ... 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. ... Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife in the Canary Islands chain. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Postal codes were introduced in Spain in 1976, when CTT introduced automated sorting. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife in the Canary Islands chain. ... The greenish and fruitful Orotava Valley (Spanish: Valle de la Orotava) is a beautiful valley filled with valleys and cliffs located in the northern part of the Canarian island of Tenerife, the valley is 10 by 11 km. ... La Orotava is located on the north coast of Tenerife, within the Orotava Valley. ... Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2005 population 221,627) is a Spanish city on the island of Tenerife, the largest and most populated of the Canary Islands as stated in the 2005 census. ... Los Rodeos Airport (IATA: TFN, ICAO: GCXO), also known as Tenerife North Airport, is one of two international airports on the island of Tenerife, the other one being the much larger and busier Reina Sofía Airport, in the south of the island. ... The TF5 Motorway is a motorway on the north of Tenerife running from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Puerto de la Cruz. ...

The population is 31,830 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 3,646.05/km² and the area is 8.73 km². The elevation is 9 meters. The lowest point is the coastal Atlantic zone, the highest is Las Arenas, a volcanic cone with an elevation of 249 meters. Farmland is in tucked into the valley areas and within the Atlantic coastal zone; urbanisation covers much of the area and the terrain rises rapidly to the south. PuÊ»u ʻŌʻō, a cinder-and-spatter cone on KÄ«lauea, HawaiÊ»i Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcano formations in the world. ...

Prior to the development of hotels and buildings, much of the area consisted of agricultural land. Considerable fiscal pressure led to the land being developed and the population shifted from rural to urban and tourism. The population is mainly urban today.

Historical population

Playa Jardín

Playa Martiánez

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Sites of interest

• Costa Martiánez (El Lago) compeleted and designed by the famous architect César Manrique
• La Plaza del Charco in the town centre is worth a visit.
• Loro Parque, a famous park and zoo located on the outskirts of the city.
• Ermita de San Amaro, dedicated to the semi-legendary Saint Amaro.

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People

• Agustín de Bethencourt (1758-1825)
• Tom Hernández (September 9, 1917 - June 2, 1984 in Los Angeles, California), an actor
• Tomás de Iriarte
• Andi Deris, a German singer
• Michael Weikath, a German guitarist
• Michael (Mikel) Hennet Sotomayor, member of the band NASH
• Eddie Eccles (1924-), popular entertainer, chiefly sings. He has a large fanbase in Puerto de la Cruz of elderly Scandanavian residents.

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Tourism

Tourism is an important industry in Puerto de la Cruz, as evidenced by the number of large hotels on the skyline.

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The Western European tourist contingent to Puerto tends towards more mature couples, in comparison to resorts such as Playa de las Americas Puerto also has a modest gay scene centred around La Avenida del Generalisimo. Western Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. ... The Arona borough is located on the southern part of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ...

The summer months sees more Spanish tourists, particularly during the very hot month of august in the mainland.

Events

The Tenerife Airshow (Festival de Aeromodelismo) (Spanish for 'Aeromodelling festival') is held every year in near the harbour, usually in Plaza Europa. The airshow celebrated it's 25th anniversary in 2006. The UK Utterly Butterly wing-walking display team flying Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplanes An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their flying machines to the crowd. ...

El Carnaval, held every year. Ash Wednesday is in the middle of El Carnaval. "La Embarcacion de la Virgen del Carmen" (The Sea-setting of the Virgin Carmen), is held July 16th. It has become in latter years "la Fiesta del Agua" (The party of the waters), where copious amounts of water are thrown at the festivities. In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. ...

It is preceded by "La Sardinada" (The Sardine Festival), where sardines are fried and sold the night before at San Telmo.

Hundreds of people congregate in La Plaza del Charco and its fishing port, where festival goers participate in games (like the popular run-along-the grease-pole, where people have to run along a greased pole and catch a flag to win the game, very humorous).

Because of the normally mild weather, people go in T-shirt and shorts, or just bathing suits, and enjoy a quick dip in the waters of the port to help cool down in the usually good July weather.

The event starts around 12-1 o'clock in the afternoon and lasts til around 10-12 o'clock at night, depending on when most people get tired.

At the height of "La Sardinada", a large papier mache sardine is wheeled through the streets, brought to the waterfront, "blessed" with "holy water" (normally petrol or lighter fluid) by a man dressed as a Bishop. The sardine is then set alight, to huge applause. After this, a huge firework display ensues. The event is known as the "Burial of the Sardine". Papier-mâché (French, chewed-up paper) is a construction material that consists of pieces of paper, sometimes reinforced with textiles, stuck together using a wet paste (e. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      This article is about a title... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fireworks. ...

Amongst the crowd at this event, "professional mourners" will be found. These are invariably men in drag, wailing, for comic effect. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Although the Burial of the Sardine rarely starts on time, the event always attracts crowds, and it is advised to arrive early at the harbour.

Other

Puerto de la Cruz has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, a post office 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. ...

• Playa Jardín - Puerto de la Cruz' famous beach filled with palm trees, and hotels.

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Puerto de la Cruz

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• Coordinates: 28°25′0″N, 16°343′0″W
• Web: www.puertodelacruz.es

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See also

• Tenerife
• List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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