Arrecife
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 Aerial view of Arrecife | |
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+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas) | |
| Website | www.arrecife.es |
Arrecife (
Arrecife is located south of
History
The earliest records of Arrecife date from the fifteenth century when it was a small fishing settlement. The name, given then as Arrecifes, refers to the black volcanic
Towards the end of the sixteenth century the settlement began to grow in response to a need for accommodation and warehousing to support growing trade between the old and new worlds. The first church was constructed at this time, consecrated to the first bishop of Arrecife, San Ginés. Growing prosperity increased the attractiveness of the town as a pirate target: in 1571 a pirate named Dogan plundered and almost completely destroyed the little port town.
In 1964 Arrecife became the site of Lanzarote's first sea-water desalination plant.[5]
Climate
Lanzarote has a hot desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen climate classification.[6] The little precipitation is concentrated in the winter months.
| Climate data for Lanzarote Airport (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
42.6 (108.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.9 (109.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
43.6 (110.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) |
18.2 (0.72) |
12.5 (0.49) |
5.2 (0.20) |
1.5 (0.06) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.2 (0.09) |
9.9 (0.39) |
14.7 (0.58) |
29.3 (1.15) |
110.6 (4.35) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 203 | 201 | 241 | 255 | 297 | 292 | 308 | 295 | 248 | 235 | 207 | 196 | 2,978 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[7]
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Historical population
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| Source: Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economy
The
Communities
- Urbanización Playa Honda (subdivision), south
Assets of Cultural Interest
The real estate properties of Arrecife registered in the Register of Assets of Cultural Interest are:
- Casa de los Arroyo
- Castillo de San Gabriel
- Castillo de San José
- Iglesia Matriz de San Ginés Obispo
- Fachada del edificio Segarra
- Headquarter of the Island Council of Lanzarote
- Salinas de Naos
- Salinas de Bufona
Sites of interest
- Playa Reducto, Arrecife's town beach
- Castillo de San José, 18th-century fortress that now houses a collection of modern art
- Puente de Las Bolas, bridge leading to the Castillo de San Gabriel
- Charco de San Ginés, man-made lagoon used by fishermen
Gallery
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Church -
The Gran Hotel Arrecife -
Castle of San Gabriel
See also
References
- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Arrecife - Población: inmigrantes, emigrantes y otros datos sobre los habitantes de cada municipio". www.epdata.es. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Carreteras insulares de Lanzarote (2007)". www.datosdelanzarote.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ISSN 2340-7743.
- ^ "Arrecife, Spain Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
- ^ "Guía resumida del clima en España (1981-2010)". Archived from the original on 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Población de derecho de Lanzarote según municipio. Evolución (1996-2019)" [Legal population of Lanzarote by municipality. Evolution (1996-2019)] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Port of Arrecife". Puertos de Las Palmas. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Port of Arrecife, Spain". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Limited. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Arrecife at Wikimedia Commons
Arrecife travel guide from Wikivoyage- Things to do in Arrecife
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