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View of AricoJuan Oramas · CC BY-SA 3.0

Arico

Coastal town

Arico is the name of a municipality and a village in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The municipality is located in the southeastern part of the island, and extends for 178,76 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic. Its estimated population is around 7,500. The TF-1 motorway passes through the eastern part of the municipality.

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The city administration is located in Villa de Arico. The other villages located on this municipality are: Arico Nuevo, Arico Viejo, Abades, La Jaca, Tajao and Poris de Abona.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Arico
Province
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Autonomous community
Canarias
Population (INE 2025)
9,505
Altitude
362 m
Area (IGN)
177 km²
Postcode
38580
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10 photographs of Arico, taken here and in its own light.

Juan Oramas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arico: Arico, en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España) · Photo: Juan Oramas (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ermita Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Abades, Tenerife · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Berthold Werner · Public domain
Teneriffa, Arico Nuevo. · Photo: Berthold Werner (Public domain)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
TF-1 as seen from the Barco del Porís monument, Tenerife · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
At Tenerife 2023 1356 · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Elvira S. Uzábal - elbeewa · CC BY-SA 2.0
Parque eólico de Arico, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España. · Photo: Elvira S. Uzábal - elbeewa (CC BY-SA 2.0)
javiersanp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lomo de Tamadaya · Photo: javiersanp (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Axel Cotón Gutiérrez · CC BY-SA 4.0
Playa de Porís de Abona - Zona de Baño (Tenerife) · Photo: Axel Cotón Gutiérrez (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mataparda · CC BY 2.0
Vista de Arico · Photo: Mataparda (CC BY 2.0)
gertrudis2010 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arico Aribba, Los Pinos · Photo: gertrudis2010 (CC BY-SA 3.0)