Adeje

Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain

Adeje

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Coordinates: 28°7′N 16°43′W﻿ / ﻿28.117°N 16.717°W﻿ / 28.117; -16.717
Country|  Spain
Autonomous community|  Canary Islands
Province| Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island| Tenerife
Government

• Mayor| José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga
Area

[1]

• Total

| 105.95 km2 (40.91 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 280 m (920 ft)
Population

(2018)[2]

• Total

| 52,405
• Density| 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym| Adejeros
Time zone| UTC+0 (GMT)
Postal code|

38670

Climate| BWh
Website| Official website

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.[3] 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[4] and also has what is considered the best luxury hotel in Spain according to World Travel Awards.[5]

## History

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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

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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

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### Siam Mall

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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.[citation needed]

## Sights

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* Siam Park
* Casa Fuerte de Adeje

### Beaches

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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

## Climate

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Adeje has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only 145.0 millimetres (5.71 in) and no more than 18 days of precipitation.

Climate data for Adeje
Climate ID: C419X; coordinates 28°04′53″N 16°42′40″W﻿ / ﻿28.08139°N 16.71111°W﻿ / 28.08139; -16.71111; elevation: 130 m (430 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–present[6]

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 30.6
(87.1)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 35.1
(95.2)  | 37.9
(100.2)  | 34.0
(93.2)  | 33.7
(92.7)  | 42.1
(107.8)  | 44.0
(111.2)  | 34.6
(94.3)  | 38.5
(101.3)  | 36.0
(96.8)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 44.0
(111.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 25.8
(78.4)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 25.1
(77.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 18.1
(64.6)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 20.9
(69.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 13.8
(56.8)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 14.2
(57.6)  | 15.6
(60.1)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 18.2
(64.8)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 15.7
(60.3)  | 13.4
(56.1)  | 16.5
(61.7)
Record low °C (°F)  | 1.6
(34.9)  | 3.0
(37.4)  | 3.7
(38.7)  | 5.2
(41.4)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 8.8
(47.8)  | 12.0
(53.6)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 11.0
(51.8)  | 8.1
(46.6)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 2.2
(36.0)  | 1.6
(34.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 17.7
(0.70)  | 14.5
(0.57)  | 15.0
(0.59)  | 5.8
(0.23)  | 0.9
(0.04)  | 0.2
(0.01)  | trace  | 1.9
(0.07)  | 4.2
(0.17)  | 17.2
(0.68)  | 24.7
(0.97)  | 42.9
(1.69)  | 145.0
(5.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.9  | 1.9  | 1.5  | 1.0  | 0.2  | 0.1  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 0.7  | 1.7  | 1.5  | 3.3  | 14.0
Average relative humidity (%)  | 59  | 60  | 63  | 64  | 64  | 67  | 68  | 69  | 69  | 68  | 63  | 59  | 64
Source: State Meteorological Agency/AEMET OpenData[7][8][9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
3. ^ El mejor parque acuático del mundo está en España por séptimo año consecutivo
4. ^ Las nuevas ‘catedrales’ del turismo en Tenerife
5. ^ Tenerife tiene el mejor hotel de lujo de España
6. ^ "Weather station data". opendata.aemet.es (in Spanish). AEMET OpenData. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
7. ^ "Extremes". opendata.aemet.es (in Spanish). AEMET OpenData. Archived from the original on 2024-11-19. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
8. ^ "Normal". opendata.aemet.es (in Spanish). AEMET OpenData. Archived from the original on 2024-11-22. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
9. ^ "AEMET OpeenData". Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia. Retrieved 2024-11-13.

## External links

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