Arafo

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Weather (tiempo)

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Airphoto of Arafo

Tourist map of Arafo - plan mapa

Relief of Arafo

Land use

Forest

20 km2

63%

Other nature

0 km2

Agriculture

11 km2

34%

Water

0 km2

Urban area

1 km2

Tourist information | Arafo

Municipality information

Name:	Arafo
2 Places in mun.:	1 Arafo, 2 Las Valeras
Area:	32.3 km² = 12.5 sq mi
Population:	5346 inhabitants
Density:	165 persons/km²
Island:	Tenerife
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Region:	Canary Islands

4 Neighbouring municipalities

Nr	Direction	Name
1	North-East	Candelaria
2	South	Güímar
3	West	La Orotava
4	North-West	Santa Úrsula

Tourist attractions

Castle:
No castles in this municipality
museum in Arafo

Museum:
No museums in this municipality

Accomodation

	Type	Link
	Hotel	Hotels Arafo this website
	Hotel Booking	booking.com
	Nearest Parador	parador de cañadas del teide in La Orotava (11 km)
	Camping	No campsites present in municipality
	Holiday home
	Airbnb	Airbnb in Arafo
	Property	Fotocasa Arafo

Sport and Culinary - Gastronomy

	Wine:	Valle de Güímar DO
	Golf:	no golf courses present

Landscape of area

Classified as:

Mean height:

1006 meter

Lowest point:

2 meter

Highest point:

2174 meter

Plain-Flat:	2 km² (6%)
Hills:	16 km² (46%)
Mountains:	17 km² (49%)

At coast:

Yes

River-Catchment:

Canary Islands

Rivers

1	Barranco de la Madre
2	Barranco Risco Tierra

Nature areas (walking - hiking and cycling -biking):

nr	type	name	ha
1	Paisaje Protegido	La Resbala	2
2	Paisaje Protegido	Las Lagunetas	12
3	Paisaje Protegido	Las Siete Lomas	458
4	Parque Nacional	El Teide	1
5	Parque Natural	Corona Forestal	1775

Topographic relief (points of interest):

nr	type	topographic name
1	Beach	Playa de la Viuda
2	Beach	Playa de Lima
3	Mountain	Montaña de la Crucita
4	Mountain	Montaña La Crucita
5	Peak	Roque Acebe
6	Rocks	El Cabezo del Socorro

Distance to big spanish city

City	Distance (km)
Madrid	1791
Barcelona	2233
Seville	1413
La Coruna	1829
Almeria	1630

Transport

Roads:	824 (4.7 km), 822 (1.7 km), TF-1 (1.4 km).
Railway (train) present:
Airport present:	No
Weir (Reservoir) present:	No

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Location (center)

Longitude (WGS84) for GPS:	-16.4233
Latitude (WGS84) for GPS:	28.3589
UTM30-x-coordinate:	-822445
UTM30-y-coordinate:	3211304

8 smaller towns and villages in this municipality:

Nr	Name	Location within mun.
1	Arato	South-East
2	Carretón	South-East
3	Chiquenge	South-East
4	El Carretón	South-East
5	Hernando	South-East
6	La Hidalga	South-East
7	Los Toscales de la Viuda	South-East
8	Medio Camino	South-East

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