El Rosario,Tenerife

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El Rosario
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Statistics
Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island: Tenerife
Area: 39.42 km²
some reads 39.75 km²
Population: 16,024 (January 1, 2005)
Population density: 406.44/km²
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:

Atlantic Ocean
905 m
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Website: www.ayuntamientoelrosario.org

El Rosario 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 suburban area of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife area. The seat of the municipality is La Esperanza (meaning esperance), located in the mountains to the west.

The population is 15,542 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 390.99/km² and the area is 39.42 km². El Rosario is linked with the old highway linking Abona and Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the TF1 superhighway and is linked with the TF2 to the north.

Its economy consists of business, tourism, and some agriculture. Tourism is less common than on its coastline and in the two large cities on Tenerife. The urban area dominates the coastline. There are farmlands in valley areas and the mountains with grasslands and some forests to the west.

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[edit] Communities

  • Nuestra Señora del Rosario

[edit] History

Year Population Density
1991 8,103 -
1996 10,880 -
2001 13,462 345.17/km²
2002 13,718 -
2003 14,862 377.03/km²
2004 15,542 390.99/km²
2005 16,024 406.49/km²

[edit] Other

El Rosario has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, banks, churches, beaches and squares (plazas).

[edit] See also

Northwest: Tacoronte, Santa Cruz de Tenerife North: San Cristóbal de La Laguna Northeast: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
West: La Matanza de Acentejo and El Sauzal El Rosario East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Candelaria