Arrecife
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Canary Islands |
| Province | Las Palmas |
| Island | Lanzarote |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ástrid Pérez Batista (PP) |
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| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 35500 |
| Template:Pluralize from text | +34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)Template:Pluralize from text |
| Website | www.arrecife.es |
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Arrecife (/ˌærəˈsiːfeɪ/; Script error: No such module "IPA".; Script error: No such module "IPA".) is the capital city and a municipality of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was made the island's capital in 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef ("arrecife" being Spanish for "reef") which covers its local beach. It also gives its name to the nearby Arrecife Airport. By 2025, the population of the municipality was 70,265, and the population of the city was 52,079.
[2] Its area is 22.72 square kilometres (8.77 sq mi).[1]
Arrecife is located south of Teguise and east of San Bartolomé, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to its southeast. It is a port town, served by ferries to the other Canary Islands, Europe, and Africa. The LZ1 road connects Arrecife to the northeast of the island, the LZ2 road connects it to the southwest, and the LZ3 road serves as the city's beltway.[3] The tallest building in Lanzarote is the Arrecife Gran Hotel, which is located on the seafront alongside the harbour.
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 reefs behind which boats could hide, protected from sudden pirate attacks.
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.[4]
Climate
Arrecife has a tropical hot desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen climate classification.[5] The little precipitation is concentrated in the winter months.
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Historical population
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Economy
The Port of Arrecife is the main port facility for Lanzarote and the second busiest in the Canary Islands in terms of passengers.[8] It handles passenger ferries, cruise ships, and ro-ro cargo, but also bulk, breakbulk, containers, and liquid bulk, and has a large fishing port.[9]
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
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The Gran Hotel Arrecife
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Castle of San Gabriel
See also
References
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- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arrecife - Población: inmigrantes, emigrantes y otros datos sobre los habitantes de cada municipio". www.epdata.es. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Carreteras insulares de Lanzarote (2007)". www.datosdelanzarote.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.González-Morales, Alejandro; Ramón-Ojeda, Antonio Ángel (2019-06-14). "La desalación de agua de mar en las Canarias Orientales: los casos de Lanzarote y Fuerteventura". Agua y Territorio / Water and Landscape (in español) (13): 15–26. doi:10.17561/at.13.3722. hdl:10553/58386. ISSN 2340-7743.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arrecife, Spain Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AEMET OpenData". Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Población de derecho de Lanzarote según municipio. Evolución (1996-2019)" [Legal population of Lanzarote by municipality. Evolution (1996-2019)] (in español). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Port of Arrecife". Puertos de Las Palmas. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Port of Arrecife, Spain". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Limited. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links
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- Things to do in Arrecife
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