Santa Úrsula

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Santa Úrsula
Municipality
Town Hall

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Santa Úrsula
Location in Spain
Santa Úrsula
Location in Canary Islands
Coordinates: 28°25′31″N 16°29′30″W / 28.42528°N 16.49167°W / 28.42528; -16.49167
Country  Spain
Autonomous Community  Canary Islands
Province Tenerife
Island Tenerife
Government
 • Mayor Milagros Pérez de León (PP)
Area
 • Total 22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL) 290 m (950 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 14,374
 • Density 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (GMT +1) (UTC+1)
Postal code 38390
Area code(s) +34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife)
Website www.santaursula.es

Santa Úrsula (named after Saint Ursula) is a municipality located on the north coast of Tenerife. It is located 9 km E of Puerto de la Cruz, about 29 km SSW of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (City), NE of Los Cristianos and Las Américas of Arona and west of the Tenerife North Airport.

The population is 11,959 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 529.39/km² and the area is 22.59 km². The elevation is 290 m. Santa Úrsula is linked with the TF5 Motorway and the old highway linking Icod de los Vinos and the capital. Farmlands are in the valley areas and within the Atlantic, urban areas covers much of the area and the mountain and the hills are to the south. Its climate is vegetation.

Much of the area were made up of farmlands, most of the farmlands are urbanized while most of the population shifted from rural to urban and tourism. The population are mainly urban today and its industry are agriculture and tourism.

Historical population

Year Population Change
1991 8,599 -
1996 9,591 -
2001 10,803 586.63/km²
2002 11,571 -
2003 11,959 529.39/km²
2004 12, 237 538.36/km²

Other

Santa Úrsula has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares plazas.

See also

Northwest: Atlantic Ocean North: Atlantic Ocean Northeast: La Victoria de Acentejo
West: La Orotava Santa Úrsula East: Arafo
South: La Orotava and Arafo Southeast: Arafo
Municipalities of Tenerife

Coordinates: 28°25′0″N 16°28′0″W / 28.41667°N 16.46667°W / 28.41667; -16.46667

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