| El Rosario | |
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| Autonomous region: | Canary Islands |
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| Island: | Tenerife |
| Area: | 39.42 km² some reads 39.75 km² |
| Population: | 16,024 (January 1, 2005) |
| Population density: | 406.44/km² |
| Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest: |
Atlantic Ocean 905 m - |
| Website: | www.ayuntamientoelrosario.org |
El Rosario (meaning "The Rosary") is a municipality of the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the
The population is 15,542 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 390.99/km² and the area is 39.42 km². El Rosario is linked with the old highway linking Abona and Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the TF1 superhighway and is linked with the TF2 to the north.
Its economy consists of business, tourism, and some agriculture. Tourism is less common than on its coastline and in the two large cities on Tenerife. The urban area dominates the coastline. There are farmlands in valley areas and the mountains with grasslands and some forests to the west.
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Communities
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario
History
| Year | Population | Density |
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| 1991 | 8,103 | - |
| 1996 | 10,880 | - |
| 2001 | 13,462 | 345.17/km² |
| 2002 | 13,718 | - |
| 2003 | 14,862 | 377.03/km² |
| 2004 | 15,542 | 390.99/km² |
| 2005 | 16,024 | 406.49/km² |
Other
El Rosario has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, banks, churches, beaches and squares (plazas).
See also
| Northwest: Tacoronte, Santa Cruz de Tenerife | North: San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Northeast: Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| West: La Matanza de Acentejo and El Sauzal | El Rosario | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: Candelaria |
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