Adeje
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Adeje |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Adeje.jpg |
| image_flag | Flag of Adeje.svg |
| image_shield | Escudo de Adeje.svg |
| seal_size | 80px |
| pushpin_map | Spain Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Tenerife |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Spain |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous community |
| subdivision_name1 | Canary Islands |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| subdivision_type3 | Island |
| subdivision_name3 | Tenerife |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 105.95 |
| population_demonym | Adejeros |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | GMT |
| utc_offset | +0 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 280 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 38670 |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | BWh |
| website | |
| :: |
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Adeje is a town and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The town Adeje is located 4 km from the coast, 8 km north of the resort town Los Cristianos, 60 km southwest of the island capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife and about 17 km northwest of Tenerife South Airport.
Adeje is the western terminus of the TF-1 motorway, which connects it with the south and east coast of the island. The Barranco del Infierno gorge is located in the municipality.
Its economy is based on business, tourism and agriculture. Adeje is also home to the large water park Siam Park, which is considered one of the most prestigious water parks in the world. Adeje is an important tourist center both on the island and nationally and internationally. This municipality has the highest concentration of 5 star hotels in Europe and also has what is considered the best luxury hotel in Spain according to World Travel Awards.
History
A hundred years before the Spanish conquest (1494), this place was the capital of the Menceyato of Adeje, one of the guanches (local kingdoms) in which the island was divided. It is now one of the most important tourist cities in the Canary Islands.
Communities
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Tenerife_Adeje_beach_E.jpg" caption="Adeje beach"] ::
Many seaside communities of Adeje are major tourist hot spots. The main communities there are:
- Costa Adeje
- Playa Paraiso
- La Caleta
- Playa Fañabe
- Callao Salvaje
Shopping
Siam Mall
Located next to the water kingdom of Siam Park, Siam Mall is a shopping center with two floors, alongside an underground parking lot with 1,100 free spaces.
Sights
- Casa Fuerte de Adeje
- Iglesia de Santa Úrsula
- Antiguo Convento Franciscano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Pablo
- Conjunto Histórico del Caserío de Taucho
- Siam Park
Beaches
Adeje beaches include:
- Playa Fañabé
- Playa del Duque
- Playa de Torviscas
- Playa la Pinta
- Playa Ajabo
- Playa San Juan
- Playa del Bobo
- Playa del puerto de Colón
- Playa Blanca
- Playa de Troya
Demography
Adeje has a total population of 50.549 inhabitants (INE 2024) ::data[format=table title="Population of Adeje (2022){{cite web|access-date=1 April 2024 |author=Instituto Nacional de Estadística (España) |title=Población por sexo, edad (grandes grupos) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera) |url=https://www.ine.es/dynt3/inebase/es/index.htm?padre=9842&capsel=8957}}"]
| Nationality | Males | Females | Total | % | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 13 179 | 12 779 | 25 958 | 52.6 % | |
| Foreign | 11 614 | 11 698 | 23 312 | 47.3 % | |
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::data[format=table title="Foreign nationalities in Adeje (2022){{cite web |author=Instituto Nacional de Estadística (España) |accessdate=1 April 2024 |title=Población por sexo, municipios y nacionalidad (principales nacionalidades) |url=https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=33572}}"]
| Country | Hombres | Mujeres | Total | % | Proporción |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2972 | 2406 | 5378 | 23.1 % | ||
| 1790 | 1830 | 15.5 % | |||
| 613 | 876 | 3620 | 6.4 % | ||
| 525 | 582 | 1107 | 4.7 % | ||
| 387 | 455 | 842 | 3.6 % | ||
| 409 | 369 | 778 | 3.3 % | ||
| 365 | 377 | 742 | 3.2 % | ||
| 476 | 265 | 741 | 3.2 % | ||
| 270 | 380 | 650 | 2.8 % | ||
| 286 | 341 | 627 | 2.7 % | ||
| 215 | 262 | 477 | 2.0 % | ||
| 206 | 221 | 427 | 1.8 % | ||
| 140 | 183 | 323 | 1.4 % | ||
| 127 | 130 | 257 | 1.1 % | ||
| 124 | 126 | 250 | 1.1 % | ||
| 112 | 124 | 236 | 1.0 % | ||
| 83 | 87 | 170 | 0.7 % | ||
| 95 | 23 | 118 | 0.5 % | ||
| 55 | 33 | 88 | 0.3 % | ||
| 20 | 48 | 68 | 0.2 % | ||
| 28 | 16 | 44 | 0.1 % | ||
| 14 | 12 | 26 | 0.1 % | ||
| 13 | 13 | 26 | 0.1 % | ||
| 14 | 11 | 25 | 0.1 % | ||
| 8 | 15 | 23 | 0.09 % | ||
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 0.09 % | ||
| 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.06 % | ||
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.03 % | ||
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::data[format=table title="Distribution (2020){{cite web|access-date=25 August 2021 |title=Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional |url=http://www.ine.es/nomen2/index.do?accion=busquedaRapida&subaccion=&numPag=0&ordenAnios=ASC&nombrePoblacion=adeje&botonBusquedaRapida=Consultar+selecci%F3n |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística}}"]
| Entidad singular | Habitantes | TOTAL | 49 030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adeje (capital municipal) | 17 077 | ||
| Armeñime | 2134 | ||
| La Caldera | 85 | ||
| Costa Adeje | 20 105 | ||
| Fañabé | 4975 | ||
| Ifonche y Benítez | 40 | ||
| Los Menores | 2005 | ||
| Tijoco | 2609 | ||
| :: |
Climate
Adeje has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only 145.0 mm and no more than 18 days of precipitation. |location = Adeje Climate ID: C419X; coordinates ; elevation: 130 m; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–present{{cite web |url = https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/4a2f221b |title = Weather station data |website = opendata.aemet.es |publisher = AEMET OpenData |language = es |access-date = 13 November 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241113115453/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/4a2f221b |archive-date = 2024-11-13}} |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 30.6 |Feb record high C = 31.5 |Mar record high C = 35.1 |Apr record high C = 37.9 |May record high C = 34.0 |Jun record high C = 33.7 |Jul record high C = 42.1 |Aug record high C = 44.0 |Sep record high C = 34.6 |Oct record high C = 38.5 |Nov record high C = 36.0 |Dec record high C = 29.9 |year record high C = 44.0 |Jan avg record high C = 26.5 |Feb avg record high C = 26.8 |Mar avg record high C = 27.9 |Apr avg record high C = 27.7 |May avg record high C = 27.9 |Jun avg record high C = 29.7 |Jul avg record high C = 30.6 |Aug avg record high C = 32.3 |Sep avg record high C = 31.4 |Oct avg record high C = 31.4 |Nov avg record high C = 28.9 |Dec avg record high C = 27.2 |year avg record high C = 35.2-- |Jan high C = 22.1 |Feb high C = 22.0 |Mar high C = 23.0 |Apr high C = 23.5 |May high C = 24.5 |Jun high C = 25.8 |Jul high C = 27.4 |Aug high C = 28.5 |Sep high C = 28.3 |Oct high C = 27.3 |Nov high C = 25.2 |Dec high C = 23.5 |year high C = 25.1 |Jan mean C = 18.1 |Feb mean C = 18.3 |Mar mean C = 18.6 |Apr mean C = 19.6 |May mean C = 20.5 |Jun mean C = 22.1 |Jul mean C = 23.4 |Aug mean C = 24.5 |Sep mean C = 23.8 |Oct mean C = 22.8 |Nov mean C = 20.5 |Dec mean C = 18.5 |year mean C = 20.9 |Jan low C = 13.8 |Feb low C = 14.0 |Mar low C = 14.2 |Apr low C = 15.6 |May low C = 16.4 |Jun low C = 18.2 |Jul low C = 19.3 |Aug low C = 20.4 |Sep low C = 19.3 |Oct low C = 18.3 |Nov low C = 15.7 |Dec low C = 13.4 |year low C = 16.5 |Jan avg record low C = 11.9 |Feb avg record low C = 12.0 |Mar avg record low C = 12.4 |Apr avg record low C = 13.2 |May avg record low C = 14.5 |Jun avg record low C = 16.2 |Jul avg record low C = 17.9 |Aug avg record low C = 18.6 |Sep avg record low C = 18.5 |Oct avg record low C = 16.9 |Nov avg record low C = 14.7 |Dec avg record low C = 13.2 |year avg record low C = 11.5-- |Jan record low C = 1.6 |Feb record low C = 3.0 |Mar record low C = 3.7 |Apr record low C = 5.2 |May record low C = 7.0 |Jun record low C = 8.8 |Jul record low C = 12.0 |Aug record low C = 12.8 |Sep record low C = 11.0 |Oct record low C = 8.1 |Nov record low C = 6.0 |Dec record low C = 2.2 |year record low C = 1.6 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 17.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 14.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 15.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 5.8 |May precipitation mm = 0.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 0.2 |Jul precipitation mm = trace |Aug precipitation mm = 1.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 4.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 17.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 24.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 42.9 |year precipitation mm = 145.0 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.9 |Feb precipitation days = 1.9 |Mar precipitation days = 1.5 |Apr precipitation days = 1.0 |May precipitation days = 0.2 |Jun precipitation days = 0.1 |Jul precipitation days = 0.0 |Aug precipitation days = 0.3 |Sep precipitation days = 0.7 |Oct precipitation days = 1.7 |Nov precipitation days = 1.5 |Dec precipitation days = 3.3 |year precipitation days = 14.0 |humidity colour = green |Jan humidity = 59 |Feb humidity = 60 |Mar humidity = 63 |Apr humidity = 64 |May humidity = 64 |Jun humidity = 67 |Jul humidity = 68 |Aug humidity = 69 |Sep humidity = 69 |Oct humidity = 68 |Nov humidity = 63 |Dec humidity = 59 |year humidity = 64 |source 1 = State Meteorological Agency/AEMET OpenData{{cite web |url = https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/0ec62ea7 |title = Extremes |website = opendata.aemet.es |publisher = AEMET OpenData |language = es |access-date = 11 November 2024 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20241119213633/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/0ec62ea7 |archive-date = 2024-11-19}}{{cite web |url = https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/8a916408 |title = Normal |website = opendata.aemet.es |publisher = AEMET OpenData |language = es |access-date = 22 November 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241122214700/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/8a916408 |archive-date = 2024-11-22}}{{cite web |url = https://www.aemet.es/es/datos_abiertos/AEMET_OpenData |title = AEMET OpeenData |publisher = Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia |access-date = 2024-11-13}}
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