Arrecife

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title: "Arrecife" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["arrecife", "municipalities-in-lanzarote", "populated-places-in-lanzarote"] topic_path: "general/arrecife" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrecife" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameArrecife
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineArrecife, Lanzarote 2011.JPG
image_captionAerial view of Arrecife
image_flagBandera Arrecife.png
image_shieldCoat of Arms of Arrecife.svg
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom4
map_captionLocation of Arrecife
pushpin_mapSpain Lanzarote#Spain Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSpain
subdivision_type1Autonomous Community
subdivision_name1Canary Islands
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Las Palmas
subdivision_type3Island
subdivision_name3Lanzarote
leader_partyPP
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameÁstrid Pérez Batista
area_footnotes
area_total_km222.72
elevation_footnotes(AMSL)
elevation_m20
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_total
population_density_km2auto
timezone1WET
utc_offset1+00:00
timezone1_DSTWEST
utc_offset1_DST+01:00
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code35500
area_code+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
websitewww.arrecife.es
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Arrecife (; ; ) is the capital city and a municipality of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. 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. The population of the municipality was 64,645 in 2020. Its area is 22.72 km2.

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.

History

The earliest records of Arrecife date from the fifteenth century when it was a small fishing settlement. The name, given then as Arrecifes, refers to the black volcanic reefs behind which boats could hide, protected from sudden pirate attacks.

Towards the end of the sixteenth century the settlement began to grow in response to a need for accommodation and warehousing to support growing trade between the old and new worlds. The first church was constructed at this time, consecrated to the first bishop of Arrecife, San Ginés. Growing prosperity increased the attractiveness of the town as a pirate target: in 1571 a pirate named Dogan plundered and almost completely destroyed the little port town.

In 1964 Arrecife became the site of Lanzarote's first sea-water desalination plant.

Climate

Arrecife has a tropical hot desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen climate classification. The little precipitation is concentrated in the winter months.

| width = 100% | location = Lanzarote Airport (1991-2020), extremes (1972-present) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan record high C = 27.9 | Feb record high C = 29.4 | Mar record high C = 34.4 | Apr record high C = 36.3 | May record high C = 42.6 | Jun record high C = 40.7 | Jul record high C = 43.4 | Aug record high C = 43.6 | Sep record high C = 40.5 | Oct record high C = 37.3 | Nov record high C = 34.2 | Dec record high C = 27.5 | year record high C = | Jan high C = 20.9 | Feb high C = 21.5 | Mar high C = 22.9 | Apr high C = 23.8 | May high C = 25.2 | Jun high C = 26.7 | Jul high C = 28.5 | Aug high C = 29.5 | Sep high C = 28.6 | Oct high C = 27.0 | Nov high C = 24.3 | Dec high C = 22.0 | year high C = | Jan mean C = 17.6 | Feb mean C = 18.0 | Mar mean C = 19.1 | Apr mean C = 20.0 | May mean C = 21.4 | Jun mean C = 23.0 | Jul mean C = 24.6 | Aug mean C = 25.6 | Sep mean C = 24.8 | Oct mean C = 23.3 | Nov mean C = 20.9 | Dec mean C = 18.8 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 14.2 | Feb low C = 14.4 | Mar low C = 15.2 | Apr low C = 16.1 | May low C = 17.5 | Jun low C = 19.2 | Jul low C = 20.7 | Aug low C = 21.5 | Sep low C = 21.0 | Oct low C = 19.6 | Nov low C = 17.4 | Dec low C = 15.5 | year low C = | Jan record low C = 8.0 | Feb record low C = 7.6 | Mar record low C = 8.3 | Apr record low C = 9.5 | May record low C = 11.5 | Jun record low C = 12.4 | Jul record low C = 15.4 | Aug record low C = 16.6 | Sep record low C = 15.5 | Oct record low C = 12.0 | Nov record low C = 10.9 | Dec record low C = 9.0 | year record low C = | Jan precipitation mm = 15.4 | Feb precipitation mm = 16.1 | Mar precipitation mm = 12.2 | Apr precipitation mm = 4.1 | May precipitation mm = 1.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 0.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 0.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.5 | Sep precipitation mm = 1.8 | Oct precipitation mm = 12.8 | Nov precipitation mm = 15.8 | Dec precipitation mm = 21.4 | year precipitation mm = | precipitation color = green | Jan precipitation days = 2.8 | Feb precipitation days = 2.5 | Mar precipitation days = 2.2 | Apr precipitation days = 0.9 | May precipitation days = 0.3 | Jun precipitation days = 0.0 | Jul precipitation days = 0.0 | Aug precipitation days = 0.1 | Sep precipitation days = 0.4 | Oct precipitation days = 2.1 | Nov precipitation days = 3.0 | Dec precipitation days = 3.2 | year precipitation days = | unit precipitation days = 1 mm | Jan humidity = 66 | Feb humidity = 66 | Mar humidity = 65 | Apr humidity = 64 | May humidity = 64 | Jun humidity = 65 | Jul humidity = 66 | Aug humidity = 67 | Sep humidity = 69 | Oct humidity = 69 | Nov humidity = 67 | Dec humidity = 69 | year humidity = | Jan sun = 204.6 | Feb sun = 200.6 | Mar sun = 248.0 | Apr sun = 258.0 | May sun = 294.5 | Jun sun = 291.0 | Jul sun = 313.1 | Aug sun = 303.8 | Sep sun = 261.0 | Oct sun = 232.5 | Nov sun = 204.0 | Dec sun = 201.5 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 63 | Feb percentsun = 63 | Mar percentsun = 67 | Apr percentsun = 67 | May percentsun = 70 | Jun percentsun = 69 | Jul percentsun = 73 | Aug percentsun = 74 | Sep percentsun = 70 | Oct percentsun = 66 | Nov percentsun = 63 | Dec percentsun = 63 | year percentsun = | source 1 = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología{{cite web |url=https://opendata.aemet.es/centrodedescargas/productosAEMET? |title=AEMET OpenData |access-date=29 November 2025 | date = November 2014 | source =

Historical population

|align=center |cols=2 |shading=off |percentages=pagr |source=Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote | 1996 | 38091 | 2000 | 43711 | 2005 | 53920 | 2010 | 58156 | 2015 | 56940 | 2018 | 61351 |2020|64,645}}

Economy

The Port of Arrecife is the main port facility for Lanzarote and the second busiest in the Canary Islands in terms of passengers. It handles passenger ferries, cruise ships, and ro-ro cargo, but also bulk, breakbulk, containers, and liquid bulk, and has a large fishing port.

Communities

Assets of Cultural Interest

The real estate properties of Arrecife registered in the Register of Assets of Cultural Interest are:

Sites of interest

Gallery

File:Iglesia de San Ginés.jpg|Church File:Gran Hotel Arrecife.jpg|The Gran Hotel Arrecife File:Castillo de San Gabriel Arrecife Lanzarote Canaries.jpg|Castle of San Gabriel

References

References

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  2. "Arrecife - Población: inmigrantes, emigrantes y otros datos sobre los habitantes de cada municipio".
  3. "Carreteras insulares de Lanzarote (2007)".
  4. (2019-06-14). "La desalación de agua de mar en las Canarias Orientales: los casos de Lanzarote y Fuerteventura". Agua y Territorio / Water and Landscape.
  5. "Arrecife, Spain Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
  6. "Población de derecho de Lanzarote según municipio. Evolución (1996-2019)". Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote.
  7. "Port of Arrecife".
  8. "Port of Arrecife, Spain". Shipping Guides Limited.

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