San Miguel de Abona

San Miguel de Abona
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Statistics
Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island: Tenerife
Area: 42.04 km²
Population: 9,988 (2001)
Population density: 237.58/km²
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:

Atlantic Ocean
600 m
about 1,200 m (north)
Length of coastline: about 4 to 5 km
Postal code: -
Website: www.sanmigueldeabona.org

San Miguel de Abona (first part, Spanish for Saint Michael) is the name of a municipality, town, and valley in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. San Miguel de Abona is a suburb or a cluster of Tenerife Sur. The municipality is located in the southern end of the island. Arico is on a valley setting. Its estimated population is 9 988. San Miguel de Abona is linked with the TF1 Motorway and has an interchange south of San Miguel de Abona and north of its beaches and is also linked with the old highway linking Arona and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Its economy are businesses, tourism and some agriculture. In the south of the municipality, on the coastline, lies the golf course and holiday/residential village of Golf del Sur. Some farmlands and a natural preserve also exist towards the coastline, while the mountains dominate much of the municipality and to the north. Tenerife South Airport is in the eastern portion of the municipality.

Historical population

Year Population Change Density
March 1, 1991 5,118 - -
May 1, 1996 5,776 - -
2001 8,398 - 199.95/km²
2002 9,174 - -
2003 9,988 - 237.58/km²
2004 10,802 - 259.23/km²

Other

San Miguel de Abona has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, churches, a beaches and a few squares plazas.

External links

North: Vilaflor
West: Arona San Miguel de Abona East: Granadilla de Abona
South: Golf del Sur and Atlantic Ocean