Arrecife

Also known as Lanzarote Arrecife

Arrecife (; ; ) is the capital city and a municipality of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was made the island's capital in 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef ("arrecife" being Spanish for "reef") which covers its local beach. It also gives its name to the nearby Arrecife Airport. By 2025, the population of the municipality was 70,265, and the population of the city was 52,079.

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Arrecife is the capital city of Lanzarote in Spain's Canary Islands, named after the rock reef that characterizes its local beach. As the island's administrative center since 1852, it serves as a major hub for the region and is home to over 52,000 residents, along with the nearby airport that shares its name.

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Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Arrecife
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Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Canary Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Las Palmas
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Island
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Lanzarote
Settlement.leader_party: PP
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor