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San Bartolomé (Spanish meaning Saint Bartholomew) is a town and municipality in the Canary Islands (Spain) situated in the centre of the island of Lanzarote. The municipality of San Bartolomé stretches to the southeastern coast of the island.
It has an area of 40.89 square kilometres (15.79 sq mi) and, as of 2019, a population of 18,816, resulting in a population density of 460/km2. Its altitude is 240 metres above sea level.
The town is located northwest of Arrecife, the island's capital, to which it is connected by the LZ-20 road. The municipality lies southwest of Teguise, southeast of Tinajo, which includes the Timanfaya National Park, and northeast of Tías. The municipality also includes the coastal town of Playa Honda to its southeast, located between Arrecife and Lanzarote Airport.
Most of the inhabitants work as craftsmen, farmers or in the service for tourism which is the biggest economic factor on Lanzarote.
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for San Bartolomé · 1,660 leases | €507/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for San Bartolomé | €550/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Las Palmas | €2,263/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for San Bartolomé | €39,459/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 36 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.566/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 36 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.699/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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