LA OROTAVA

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'La Orotava'
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Statistics
Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)
Island: Tenerife
Area: 207.31 km²
Population: 39,909 ''(2001)''
Population density: 192.50/km²
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:

Atlantic Ocean
390 m
Teide (3,718 m)
Postal code: E-38300
Location: 28.3833/28°23' N lat.
16.51667/16°31' W long.
Municipal code: E-38025
Name of inhabitants: Orotavense or
Villeros ''m''
Car designation: TF
Website: www.villadelaorotava.com
Politics
Mayor: Isaac Valencia Domínguez
(CC)

'La Orotava' is located on the north coast of Tenerife, within the Orotava Valley. It is located 5 km E of Puerto de la Cruz, about 33 km SSW of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, west of the Tenerife North Airport.
The population is 39,909 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 192.50/km² and the area is 207.31 km². The elevation is 390 m. The municipality's area is the largest in the entire island of Tenerife. The lowest is the Atlantic, the municipality where much of the population live is within the Orotava Valley, the highest is Teide, Canary Islands' (and Spain !) highest point, a volcanic mountain. La Orotava is linked with the TF5 Motorway and the old highway linking Icod de los Vinos and the capital. Farmlands are in the valley areas and within the Atlantic, urban areas covers much of the area and the mountain and the hills are to the south. Its climate is vegetation.
The coat of arms or La Orotava was adopted by Alfonso XIII in 1906. In gastronomy, La Orotava was honored for the ''Denominación de Origen Valle de La Orotava'' or the ''Denomination of the Origin of the Orotava Valley (Valle de La Orotava)'' in wines.

Contents
Subdivisions
Historical population
Sites of interest
Persons
Other
External links
See also

Subdivisions



★ La Florida, La Perdoma, La Fariña, Pinolere, La Torrita, Iván's house and La Cruz del Teide.

Historical population


Year Population Change
1991 35,142 -
1996 35,642 -
2001 37,738 182.93
2002 38,670 -
2004 39,909 192.5/km²

Sites of interest


Iglesia de la Concepción

La Casa los Balcones

Jardín Victoria


★ El Ayuntamiento (Municipal palace)

★ Mirador Humboldt, after Alexander von Humboldt, from the greatest panoramic attraction over the valley.

★ Casa Molina

★ Plaza de San Francisco

★ La Casa de Los Balcones

★ El Teide, which is Spain's highest mountain

Persons



José Manuel Hernández Hernández, a Canarian politician

Iván Amaro Orta, a Canarian citizen

Itahisa Expósito González, who lives in La Perdoma

Other


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

External links



★ 'Map and aerial photos'


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


★ Satellite images: Google

★ Coordinates:

See also



Tenerife

List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife




'Northwest:' La Guancha and San Juan de la Rambla 'North:' ''Atlantic Ocean'', Icod de los Vinos, Puerto de la Cruz and Los Realejos 'Northeast:' Arafo and Santa Úrsula
'West:' Guía de Isora and Santiago del Teide 'La Orotava' 'East:' Fasnia and Güímar
'Southwest:' Adeje 'South:' Granadilla de Abona and Vilaflor 'Southeast:' Arico


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