San Juan de la Rambla, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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| San Juan de la Rambla | |
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| Autonomous region: | Canary Islands |
| Province: | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island: | Tenerife |
| Area: | 20.66 km² |
| Population: | 5,027 (2001) |
| Population density: | 243.32/km² |
| Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest: |
Atlantic Ocean 100 m southern part |
| Location: | 28.3667/28°22' N lat. 16.61667/16°37' W long. |
| Municipal code: | E-38034 |
| Website: | www.aytosanjuandelarambla.com |
San Juan de la Rambla (first part Spanish for Saint John) is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located about 50 km SSW of the island's capital, N of Los Cristianos and Las Américas of Arona and about 75 km N of Reina Sofia Airport.
The population is 5,027 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 243.32/km² and the area is 20.66 km². The elevation is 501 m. La Guancha is linked northeastly of the TF1 motorway and is linked with a highway linking Icod de los Vinos and the capital and west of the TF2 superhighway. Farmlands are in the valley areas and within the Atlantic, the mountain and the hills are to the south.
The main economy are agriculture and tourism.
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[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change |
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| 1991 | 4,507 | - |
| 1996 | 4,743 | - |
| 2001 | 4,782 | 227.21/km² |
| 2002 | 4,938 | - |
| 2003 | 5,027 | 243.32/km² |
| 2004 | 5,002 | 243.05/km² (other area) |
The population slowly climed between 1991 1996 but slowed a bit in the 2001 census but boomed again until 2003 but in the 2004 census, the population dropped.
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San Juan de la Rambla has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares plazas.
[edit] External links
- http://www.aytosanjuandelarambla.com
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
- Satellite images: Google
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[edit] See also
| North: Atlantic Ocean | ||
| West: La Guancha | San Juan de la Rambla | East: Los Realejos |
| South: La Orotava |
| Municipalities of Tenerife |  |
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| Adeje | Arafo | Arico | Arona | Buenavista del Norte | Candelaria | Fasnia | Garachico | Granadilla de Abona | La Guancha | Guía de Isora | Güímar | Icod de los Vinos | La Matanza de Acentejo | La Orotava | Puerto de la Cruz | Los Realejos | El Rosario | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | San Juan de la Rambla | San Miguel de Abona | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Santa Úrsula | Santiago del Teide | El Sauzal | Los Silos | Tacoronte | El Tanque | Tegueste | La Victoria de Acentejo | Vilaflor |
