El Rosario, Tenerife

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El Rosario
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El Rosario
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El Rosario
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El Rosario
El Rosario (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°27′N16°22′W / 28.450°N 16.367°W / 28.450; -16.367
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous Region Canary Islands
Province Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island Tenerife
Area
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  Total39.43 km2 (15.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total17,352
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate Csb
Website www.ayuntamientoelrosario.org

El Rosario is a municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. The seat of the municipality is the town La Esperanza, in the mountainous interior of the island. The municipality includes the coastal town Radazul.

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The population is 15,542 (2013 [3] ), its area is 39.43 km2. [1]

La Esperanza

The seat of the municipality, La Esperanza, sits at an elevation of 900 meters above sea level, La Esperanza’s historic architecture—whitewashed houses with wooden balconies—speaks of a simpler time when life revolved around agriculture and community. [4]

From Llanos to Coast

Radazul: A Coastal Town

Cultural Resilience

Education and International Connections

Historical population

YearPopulation
19918,103
199610,880
200113,462
200213,718
200314,862
200415,542
200516,024
201317,465

Education

The Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a German international school, is located in the Tabaita Alta section of El Rosario. [7]

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References

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  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-18 at the Wayback Machine , population
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