Güímar

Güímar () is the name of a municipality, town and valley in the eastern part of the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). The municipality extends for 102.9 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic, and borders the municipalities of La Orotava, Arafo and Fasnia. Its estimated population is 18,589 (2013). The TF-1 motorway passes through the municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Güímar
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Spanish
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: Güímar
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Pyramiden Guimar1.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Pyramids of Güímar
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera Güímar.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Güímar (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).svg
Settlement.image_map: Tenerife municipio Güímar.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Municipal location in Tenerife
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tenerife
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tenerife
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Island
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tenerife

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The municipality is famous for its pyramids. It is also the location of the barranco de Badajoz. A portion of its volcanic landscape has been set aside as the Nature reserve of Malpaís of Güímar, its highest point being Montaña Grande. thumb|Aloe vera cultivation in a greenhouse in Güímar

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