LA GUANCHA

'La Guancha'
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Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	Tenerife
Area:	23.77 km² some reads 23.47 km²
Population:	5,372 ''(2001)''
Population density:	233.72/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 501 m southern part
Location:	28.3667/28°22' N lat. 16.65/16°39' W long.
Municipal code:	E-38018
Website:	www.aytolaguancha.com

'La Guancha' is a municipality in the north-northwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located about 20 km SSW of the island's capital, N of Los Cristianos and Las Américas of Arona and about 75 km N of Reina Sofia Airport.
The population is 5,318 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 233.72/km² and the area is 23.77 km². The elevation is 501 m. La Guancha is linked north of the TF1 superhighway and is linked with a highway linking Icod de los Vinos and the capital and west of the TF2 superhighway. Farmlands are in the valley areas and within the Atlantic, the mountain and the hills are to the south.
The main economy are agriculture and tourism.

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Historical population

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Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Density
1991	5,205	-	-
1996	5,232	-	-
2001	5,193	-	216.37/km²
2002	5,294	-	-
2003	5,318	-	233.72/km²
2004	5,372	-	228.89/km² (according to second reading of its area)

La Guancha has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares ''plazas''.

External links

★ http://www.aytolaguancha.com

★ http://www.fuentedelaguancha.org

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google

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★ Satellite images: Google

★ Coordinates:

See also

★ Tenerife

★ List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

	'North:' ''Atlantic Ocean''
'West:' Icod de los Vinos	'La Guancha'	'East:' San Juan de la Rambla
	'South:' La Orotava