Arrecife
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Arrecife is a city in the Canary islands (Spain) situated in the east of the island of Lanzarote of which it is the capital since 1852. The city gives its name to the nearby international airport.
The population is 50,785 (ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/), 2003), its density is 2,235.25/km² and the area is 22.72 km²/2,272 ha. It is south of Haría, east of Tinajo and northeast of Yaiza. Arrecife is also a port town serving to other islands and to Europe and mainland Africa. Arrefice is accessed with LZ1 linking to the north, LZ2 and LZ3 and is bypasses to the northwest and west. Lanzarotes' only short limited-access highway is to the west southwest. The main industry are agriculture, business and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, the mountains are to the north, the hills lie to the west and farmlands dominate the rest of the municipality.
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Geography
- Location:
- Latitude: 28.95 (28°57') N
- Longitude: 13.533 (13°32') W
- Altitude:
- Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
- Centre: 30 m
- Postal code: 35000
Other
Arrecife has schools, lyceums, a gymnasia, a church, beaches, a port, a post office, parks and a squares (plaza).
External links
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=28.95&longitude=-13.533&zoom=6). MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=28.95&lons1=-13.533&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=28.95,-13.533)
- Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-13.533&lat=28.95&w=750&h=500) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.95,-13.533&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
- Coordinates: 29° 57′ 0″ N 13° 32′ 0″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=29_57_0_N_13_32_0_W_)
See also
| North: Teguise | ||
| West: San Bartolomé | Arrecife | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: Atlantic ocean |
| Municipalities of Lanzarote |
| Arrecife | Haría | San Bartolomé | Teguise | Tías | Tinajo | Yaiza |
| Spain | Canary Islands | Las Palmas |
