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Arucas
Municipality
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Coordinates: 28°07′08″N 15°31′23″W / 28.118829°N 15.523088°W / 28.118829; -15.523088
Country	Spain
Autonomous region	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Gran Canaria
Area
• Total	33.01 km (12.75 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population
• Total	37,691
• Density	1,100/km (3,000/sq mi)
Municipal code	E-35006

Arucas is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria, province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Arucas borders Las Palmas to the west and is part of its urban area. Its population is 36,852 (2013), and the area is 33.01 km (12.75 sq mi). The GC-2 motorway passes north of the town.

Sites of interest

The Church of San Juan Bautista is the leading architectural and social monument in the municipality. It was built entirely in Arucas stone by local master masons, and it dates from 1909. Apart from the wealth of the carved stone columns and column heads, there are also some beautiful stained glass windows, the works of Canary Island painter Cristobal Hernandez de Quintana, and an extraordinary carving of the Reclining Christ, by Manuel Ramos. To the north is the Montaña de Arucas which is thought to be the area where courageous Doramas the Guanche leader was killed in 1481 by Pedro de Vera [ca; de; es; fr; ro; ru] in the Battle of Arucas. Arucas is known for the production of rum.

History

Arucas was rebuilt in 1480 after being completely destroyed in 1478. Since the 15th century, the main crop of the Arucas area was sugar cane. Rum was produced here long before sugar plantations were cultivated in Cuba. One of the main features of modern-day Arucas is its rum factory. Arucas boomed with the demand for cochineal (a beetle feeding off cactus pear, crushed to produce red dye) in the second half of the 19th century.

Gallery

• The Church of San Juan Bautista
• City of Arucas
• Jardín de la Marquesa de Arucas, the Botanical Garden in Arucas.
• Jardín de la Marquesa de Arucas, the Botanical Garden features more than 500 plant species.
• Church of San Juan Bautista as seen from Calle Párroco Morales.

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

References

1. ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
3. Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population
4. "Discover Arucas". Grancanaria.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
5. "Gran Canaria Tourism Guide - Arucas". Iknow-canaryislands.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
6. "Arucas". Justgrancanaria.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-03-12.

External links

• English version of Arucas tourism site

v t e Places adjacent to Arucas, Las Palmas
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Gran Canaria	Agaete Agüimes La Aldea de San Nicolás Artenara Arucas Firgas Gáldar Ingenio Mogán Moya Las Palmas San Bartolomé de Tirajana Santa Brígida Santa Lucía de Tirajana Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria Tejeda Telde Teror Valleseco Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Vega de San Mateo
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