Arico

Arico
Municipality and town
Punta de Abona
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Tenerife
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	Tenerife
Government
• Mayor	Eladio Morales Borges (2009-)
Area
• Total	178.76 km2 (69.02 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	7,392
• Density	42.2/km2 (109/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Post Code	38580

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.

Sites of interest

Typical villages in the mountains, lighthouses in Poris de Abona and Tajao, important free-climbing spot and scuba diving location on Tenerife.

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	4,567
1996	5,064
2001	5,824
2002	6,653
2003	6,928
2004	7,005
2005	7,159
2006	7,104
2007	7,565
2013	7,392

• 
  Arico el Nuevo
• 
  Arico el Nuevo

External links

• Statistics: (Official Site of the Canarian Government (Spanish only))