Guía de Isora

Guía de Isora
Map
Statistics
Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island: Tenerife
Area: 143.24 km²
some read 143.82 km²
Population: 17,816 (2004)
Population density: 123.88/km²
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:

Atlantic Ocean m
580 m
about 3,000 m near Teide (east)
Location: 28.1833/28°11' N lat.
16.7667/16°46' W long.
Municipal code: E-38019
Car designation: TF

Guía de Isora is a municipality in the western part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). Guía de Isora is north of the Tenerife Sur suburb. It is located about 90 km SW eitherway of the island's capital, NW of Los Cristianos and Las Américas and about 20 to 25 km NW of Tenerife South Airport.

The population is 17,163 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 119.67/km² and the area is 143km TF1 Motorway terminus and is passed with TF38 to the east. Farmlands are in the valley areas while forests and grasslands are situated within mount Teide.

Its economy are business, tourism (less common than in Arona) and agriculture until the 1990s, agriculture was the dominant industry in Adeje and the majority of the population were also rural.

Historical population

Year Population Change Density
March 1, 1991 11,915 - -
May 1, 1996 12,560 - -
2001 14,982 - 104.76/km²
2002 16,320 - -
2003 17,163 - 119.67/km²
2004 17,816 - 123.88/km²

Guía de Isora has schools, lyceum, gymnasium, banks, churches, a post office, beaches, a port and a few squares plazas.

External links

North: Santiago del Teide
West: Atlantic Ocean Guía de Isora East: La Orotava
South: Adeje