El Carretón

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Land use - cover near
El Carretón

Forest

20 km2

63%

Other nature

0 km2

Agriculture

11 km2

34%

Water

0 km2

Urban area

1 km2

Tourist information El Carretón
Municipality Arafo

Place information

Place name:	El Carretón
Municipality:	Arafo (32.3 km², 5346 inh.)
Location within mun.:	South-East
In province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
In region:	Canary Islands
Nearest coastline:	Coast Canary Islands interior
Island:	Tenerife

Neighbouring places

Place name	Distance (km)	Direction
Carretón	0.1	West
Medio Camino	0.1	West
Las Valeras	0.3	North-West
Las Cruces	0.5	South-West
Las Cañadas	1.1	South

Municipalities adjacent to the place El Carretón

Number	Direction	Municipality-name
1	North-East	Candelaria
2	South	Güímar
3	West	La Orotava
4	North-West	Santa Úrsula

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	Nearest camping (ACSI): -9999.0 km No campsites present in municipality
	Holiday home
	Airbnb	Airbnb in Arafo
	Property	Fotocasa El Carretón municipality Arafo

Tourist attractions

Castle:
Nearest castle: Castillo de San Felipe 20.2 km
No castles in this municipality
museum in Arafo

Museum:
Nearest museum: Museo de Artesania Iberoamericana 15.9 km
No museums in this municipality

Sport and Culinary - Gastronomy

	Wine:	Nearest wine-area: Valle de Güímar DO 0.0 km 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

Catchment - watershed (river):

Nearest big river:

-9999.0 km

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

Nearest Nature-area: Malpa (Reserva Natural Especial) ,1.2 km

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 capital cities autonomous regions

City	Autonomous community	Distance (km)
Las Palmas	Canary Islands	100
Toledo	Castilla–La Mancha	1723
Mérida	Extremadura	1510
Santa Cruz	Canary Islands	18
Santiago de Compostela	Galicia	1780
Palma de Mallorca	Balearic Islands	2161
Zaragoza	Aragon	2051
Valencia	Valencian Community	1935
Logroño	La Rioja	2023
Vitoria-Gasteiz	Basque Country	2043
Santander	Cantabria	2037
Barcelona	Catalonia	2235
Oviedo	Principality of Asturias	1933
Madrid	Community of Madrid	1786
Murcia	Region of Murcia	1788
Pamplona	Chartered Community of Navarre	2097
Valladolid	Castile and León	1832
Sevilla	Andalusia	1409
Ceuta	Ceuta	1348
Melilla	Melilla	1496