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Arrecife (Spanish:; locally) 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. Its area is 22.72 square kilometres (8.77 sq mi).
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. The tallest building in Lanzarote is the Arrecife Gran Hotel, which is located on the seafront alongside the harbour.
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Arrecife · 4,874 leases | €500/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Arrecife | €529/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Arrecife | €2,016/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Arrecife | €35,247/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 33 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.565/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 33 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.698/litre |
Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.
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