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Arico is the name of a municipality and a village in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The municipality is located in the southeastern part of the island, and extends for 178,76 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic. Its estimated population is around 7,500. The TF-1 motorway passes through the eastern part of the municipality.

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Settlement.official_name
Arico
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Punta de Abona 271.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Punta de Abona
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Arico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Arico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).svg
Settlement.image_map
Tenerife municipio Arico.svg
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.map_caption
Municipal location in Tenerife
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Tenerife
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Island
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Sebastián Martín Pérez (Primero Arico)
Settlement.area_total_km2
178.76

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Arico
Population
9505
Area
178.75
Elevation
556
Image
Arico, en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España).jpg
Licence plate code
TF
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Commons category
Arico
postal code
38580
native label
Arico
male population
4151
female population
3837
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Arico is the name of a municipality and a village in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The municipality is located in the southeastern part of the island, and extends for 178,76 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic. Its estimated population is around 7,500. The TF-1 motorway passes through the eastern part of the municipality.

The city administration is located in Villa de Arico. The other villages located on this municipality are: Arico Nuevo, Arico Viejo, Abades, La Jaca, Tajao and Poris de Abona.

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