La Guancha

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La Guancha
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Statistics
Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island: Tenerife
Area: 23.77 km²
some reads 23.47 km²
Population: 5,372 (2001)
Population density: 233.72/km²
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:

Atlantic Ocean
501 m
southern part
Location: 28.3667/28°22' N lat.
16.65/16°39' W long.
Municipal code: E-38018
Website: www.aytolaguancha.com

La Guancha is a municipality in the north-northwestern 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 20 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 5,318 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 233.72/km² and the area is 23.77 km². The elevation is 501 m. La Guancha is linked north of the TF1 superhighway 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.

[edit] Historical population

Year Population Change Density
1991 5,205 - -
1996 5,232 - -
2001 5,193 - 216.37/km²
2002 5,294 - -
2003 5,318 - 233.72/km²
2004 5,372 - 228.89/km² (according to second reading of its area)

La Guancha has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares plazas.

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[edit] See also

North: Atlantic Ocean
West: Icod de los Vinos La Guancha East: San Juan de la Rambla
South: La Orotava