Arafo

Arafo is a municipality of the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the , on the . The town Arafo is situated 5 km west of the coast town and 22 km southwest of .
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  • Type: Locality with 5,510 residents
  • Description: municipality of Tenerife in Spain
  • Also known as: “38004”
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pyramids of Güímar and Iglesia de San Juan Degollado.

Museum
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The are six rectangular pyramid-shaped, terraced structures built from lava stone without the use of mortar. They are located in the district of Chacona, part of the town of on the island of in the , Spain. is situated 4 km southeast of Arafo.

Church
Photo: Martely, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Arafo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Güímar and Candelaria.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town on the island of in the archipelago. It is best known for its 6 Guanche pyramids, and for a ravine called the Barranco de Badajoz.

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is a city on the east shore of the island in the archipelago. It is a city of 28,000 inhabitants, best known for its basilica which includes the sculpture of the Virgin Mary and mural paintings.

Village
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is a village.

Arafo

Latitude
28.3506° or 28° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
-16.4332° or 16° 25′ 60″ west
Population
5,510
Elevation
769 metres (2,523 feet)
Open location code
7CW59H28+6P
Geo­Names ID
6360620
Wiki­data ID
Q624967
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Satellite Map

Discover Arafo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Arafo” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Arafo”
  • Arabic: “أرافو”
  • Aragonese: “Arafo”
  • Asturian: “Arafo”
  • Basque: “Arafo”
  • Catalan: “Arafo”
  • Cebuano: “Arafo”
  • Chechen: “Арафо”
  • Chinese: “阿拉福”
  • Czech: “Arafo”
  • Danish: “Arafo”
  • Dutch: “Arafo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ارافو”
  • Esperanto: “Arafo”
  • French: “Arafo (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)”
  • French: “Arafo (santa cruz de ténérife)”
  • French: “Arafo (Santa Cruz De Ténérife)”
  • French: “Arafo”
  • Galician: “Arafo”
  • Georgian: “არაფო”
  • German: “Arafo”
  • Hungarian: “Arafo”
  • Interlingua: “Arafo”
  • Irish: “Arafo”
  • Italian: “Arafo”
  • Japanese: “アラフォ”
  • Kabyle: “Arafu”
  • Ladin: “Arafo”
  • Latin: “Arafo”
  • Lombard: “Arafo”
  • Malay: “Arafo”
  • Northern Frisian: “Arafo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arafo”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Arafo”
  • Persian: “آرافو”
  • Polish: “Arafo”
  • Portuguese: “Arafo”
  • Russian: “Арафо”
  • Slovak: “Arafo”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آرافو”
  • Spanish: “Arafo (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)”
  • Spanish: “Arafo”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⴰⵔⴰⴼⵓ”
  • Swedish: “Arafo”
  • Tatar: “Арафо”
  • Turkish: “Arafo”
  • Ukrainian: “Арафо”
  • Urdu: “ارافو”
  • Uzbek: “Arafo”
  • Venetian: “Arafo”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Arafo”

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