Adeje
Adeje is a town and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The town Adeje is located 4 km from the coast, 8 km north of the resort town Los Cristianos, 60 km southwest of the island capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife and about 17 km northwest of Tenerife South Airport. The western terminus of the TF-1 motorway, which connects it with the south and east coast of the island.
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Overview
Overview
The Barranco del Infierno gorge is located in the municipality. Its economy is based on business, tourism and agriculture. Also home to the large water park Siam Park, which is considered one of the most prestigious water parks in the world. An important tourist center both on the island and nationally and internationally. This municipality has the highest concentration of 5 star hotels in Europe and also has what is considered the best luxury hotel in Spain according to World Travel Awards.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Adeje • Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Canary Islands • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Santa Cruz de Tenerife • Subdivision Type3 — Island • Subdivision Name3 — Tenerife • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga • Area Total Km2 — 105.95 • Population Demonym — Adejeros • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — GMT • Utc Offset — +0 • Elevation M — 280 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 38670 • Custom Label Sec1 — Climate • Custom Data Sec1 — BWh
History
History
A hundred years before the Spanish conquest (1494), this place was the capital of the Menceyato of Adeje, one of the guanches (local kingdoms) in which the island was divided. It is now one of the most important tourist cities in the Canary Islands.
Communities
Communities
• Illustration — Adeje beach Many seaside communities of Adeje are major tourist hot spots. The main communities there are: • Costa Adeje • Playa Paraiso • La Caleta • Playa Fañabe • Callao Salvaje
Siam Mall
Siam Mall
Located next to the water kingdom of Siam Park, Siam Mall is a shopping center with two floors, alongside an underground parking lot with 1,100 free spaces.
Sights
Sights
• Casa Fuerte de Adeje • Iglesia de Santa Úrsula • Antiguo Convento Franciscano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Pablo • Conjunto Histórico del Caserío de Taucho • Siam Park
Beaches
Beaches
Adeje beaches include: • Playa Fañabé • Playa del Duque • Playa de Torviscas • Playa la Pinta • Playa Ajabo • Playa San Juan • Playa del Bobo • Playa del puerto de Colón • Playa Blanca • Playa de Troya
Demography
Demography
Adeje has a total population of 50.549 inhabitants (INE 2024) Population of Adeje (2022) • Nationality — Males — Females — Total — % — Proportion • Spanish — 13 179 — 12 779 — 25 958 — 52.6 % — • Foreign — 11 614 — 11 698 — 23 312 — 47.3 % — Foreign nationalities in Adeje (2022) • Country — Hombres — Mujeres — Total — % — Proporción • align="left" — |2972 — 2406 — 5378 — 23.1 % — • align="left" — |1790 — 1830 — 15.5 % — • align="left" — |613 — 876 — 3620 — 6.4 % — • align="left" — |525 — 582 — 1107 — 4.7 % — • align="left" — |387 — 455 — 842 — 3.6 % — • align="left" — |409 — 369 — 778 — 3.3 % — • align="left" — |365 — 377 — 742 — 3.2 % — • align="left" — |476 — 265 — 741 — 3.2 % — • align="left" — |270 — 380 — 650 — 2.8 % — • align="left" — |286 — 341 — 627 — 2.7 % — • align="left" — |215 — 262 — 477 — 2.0 % — • align="left" — |206 — 221 — 427 — 1.8 % — • align="left" — |140 — 183 — 323 — 1.4 % — • align="left" — |127 — 130 — 257 — 1.1 % — • align="left" — |124 — 126 — 250 — 1.1 % — • align="left" — |112 — 124 — 236 — 1.0 % — • align="left" — |83 — 87 — 170 — 0.7 % — • align="left" — |95 — 23 — 118 — 0.5 % — • align="left" — |55 — 33 — 88 — 0.3 % — • align="left" — |20 — 48 — 68 — 0.2 % — • align="left" — |28 — 16 — 44 — 0.1 % — • align="left" — |14 — 12 — 26 — 0.1 % — • align="left" — |13 — 13 — 26 — 0.1 % — • align="left" — |14 — 11 — 25 — 0.1 % — • align="left" — |8 — 15 — 23 — 0.09 % — • align="left" — |11 — 11 — 22 — 0.09 % — • align="left" — |4 — 10 — 14 — 0.06 % — • align="left" — |4 — 3 — 7 — 0.03 % — Distribution (2020) • Entidad singular — Habitantes • Adeje (capital municipal) — 17 077 • Armeñime — 2134 • La Caldera — 85 • Costa Adeje — 20 105 • Fañabé — 4975 • Ifonche y Benítez — 40 • Los Menores — 2005 • Tijoco — 2609 • TOTAL — 49 030
Climate
Climate
Adeje has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only 145.0 mm and no more than 18 days of precipitation.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS. June 2017.
- 2.El mejor parque acuático del mundo está en España por séptimo año consecutivo
- 3.Las nuevas ‘catedrales’ del turismo en Tenerife
- 4.Tenerife tiene el mejor hotel de lujo de España.
- 5.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (España). Población por sexo, edad (grandes grupos) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera).
- 6.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (España). Población por sexo, municipios y nacionalidad (principales nacionalidades).
- 7.Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional. Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
- 8.AEMET OpenData. Weather station data. opendata.aemet.es.
- 9.AEMET OpenData. Extremes. opendata.aemet.es.
- 10.AEMET OpenData. Normal. opendata.aemet.es.
- 11.Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia. AEMET OpeenData.
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