SAN CRISTóBAL DE LA LAGUNA

'San Cristóbal de La Laguna'
Map
Tenerife_municipio_San_Cristóbal_de_la_Laguna.svg‎
Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	Tenerife
Area:	102.06 km² some reads 102.69 km²
Population:	137,314 ''(2004)''
Population density:	1,345.42/km²
Elevation:	Atlantic Ocean 546 m 980 m (Pico del Inglés)
Length of coastline:	28.24 km
Postal code:	E-38200
Location:	28.4667/28°28' N lat. 16.31667/16°19' W long.
Municipal code:	E-38023
Car designation:	TF
Name of inhabitants:	''Laguneros''
Website:	www.aytolalaguna.com
Politics
Mayor:	Ana María Oramas González-Moro (CC) 2nd term

'San Cristóbal de La Laguna' ('La Laguna' for short, Spanish for "The Lagoon") is a municipality of the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northern part of the Tenerife island. The city is also a suburban area of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife area.
It is home to the University of La Laguna which is home to 30,000 students; these are not included in the population figures for the city.
Its economy is business-oriented while agriculture dominates the northeastern portion of the city. The urban area dominates the central and the southern parts. Tourism covers the northern coast. The main industry includes some manufacturing. The industrial area is made up of the main subdivisions of Majuelos, Las Torres de Taco, Las Mantecas and Las Chumberas.

Contents

Coat of arms

Subdivisions

History

Historical population

Folklores

People

External links

See also

Coat of arms

The coat of arms feature those of Joan of Castile. They also feature the island of Tenerife, and a volcano erupting, representing El Teide.

Subdivisions

★ La Verdellada

★ Viña Nava

★ El Coromoto

★ San Benito

★ El Bronco

★ La Cuesta

★ Taco

★ Tejina

★ Valleguerra

★ Bajamar

★ Punta del Hidalgo

★ Geneto

★ Los Baldios

★ Guamasa

★ El Ortigal

★ Las Mercedes

★ El Batan

★ Las Carboneras

History

The city was founded between 1496 and 1497 by Alonso Fernández de Lugo and was the capital of the island after the conclusion of the conquest of the islands. The coastal area was later raided by pirates. The University of La Laguna was founded in 1701.

A declining population and economy in the 18th century resulted in the moving of the capital to Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1723. Santa Cruz has since been the capital of the island of Tenerife.
The Tenerife North Airport at Los Rodeos was opened in the 1930's and is today expanding with low cost airlines using it.
It was declared a World Heritage Site on December 2, 1999 and several streets of historical significance have been closed off to automobile traffic.

Historical population

Year	Population	Change
March 1, 1991	110,895	-
May 1, 1996	121.769	-
November 1, 2001	128,822	1,262.96/km²
2002	135,004	-
2003	134,004	-
2004	137,314	1,337.17/km²

Folklores

La Laguna is home to some of the best folklore in the Canary Islands, and the most famous folklorists are ''Los Sabandeños''. La Laguna has created 59 folklore groups in and around La Laguna.

People

★ Juan Núñez de la Peña (1641 - 1721), a Spanish historian

★ Oscar Domínguez (January 9, 1906 - December 31, 1957 in Paris, a Spanish painter and a surrealist, an inventor of decalcomania

External links

★ http://www.aytolalaguna.com

★ Organismo Autónomo de Deportes de La Laguna, featuring informationa about activities, installations, news, etc. (in Spanish)

★ Map of San Cristóbal de la Laguna

★ '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:' ''Atlantic Ocean''	'San Cristóbal de La Laguna'	'East:' Santa Cruz de Tenerife
'Southwest:' Tacoronte	'South:' El Rosario
The municipality surrounds Tegueste