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San Bartolomé, Las Palmas

Coordinates: 29°0′6″N 13°36′42″W / 29.00167°N 13.61167°W / 29.00167; -13.61167
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San Bartolomé
Municipality
Flag of San Bartolomé
Coat of arms of San Bartolomé
Etymology: Saint Bartholomew
Municipal location in Lanzarote
Municipal location in Lanzarote
San Bartolomé is located in Province of Las Palmas
San Bartolomé
San Bartolomé
Location in the province of Las Palmas
San Bartolomé is located in Canary Islands
San Bartolomé
San Bartolomé
San Bartolomé (Canary Islands)
San Bartolomé is located in Spain, Canary Islands
San Bartolomé
San Bartolomé
San Bartolomé (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 29°0′6″N 13°36′42″W / 29.00167°N 13.61167°W / 29.00167; -13.61167
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Canary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandLanzarote
Government
 • MayorAlexis Tejera Lemes (PSOE)
Area
 • Total40.89 km2 (15.79 sq mi)
Elevation240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total18,816
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal code
35550
Area code+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Websitewww.sanbartolome.es
El Grifo wine cellar in San Bartolomé, Lanzarote.
San Bartolomé typical architecture

San Bartolomé (Spanish meaning Saint Bartholomew) is a town and municipality in the Canary Islands (Spain) situated in the centre of the island of Lanzarote. The municipality of San Bartolomé stretches to the southeastern coast of the island.

It has an area of 40.89 square kilometres (15.79 sq mi) and, as of 2019, a population of 18,816,[2] resulting in a population density of 460/km2. Its altitude is 240 metres above sea level.

The town is located northwest of Arrecife, the island's capital, to which it is connected by the LZ-20 road. The municipality lies southwest of Teguise, southeast of Tinajo, which includes the Timanfaya National Park, and northeast of Tías. The municipality also includes the coastal town of Playa Honda to its southeast, located between Arrecife and Lanzarote Airport.

Most of the inhabitants work as craftsmen, farmers or in the service for tourism which is the biggest economic factor on Lanzarote.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. ^ "Población de derecho de Lanzarote según municipio. Evolución (1996-2019)" [Legal population of Lanzarote by municipality. Evolution (1996-2019)] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
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