Güímar, Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
🇮🇨 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 km from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic, and borders the municipalities of La Orotava, Arafo and Fasnia. The TF-1 motorway passes through the municipality.
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.
Name The name comes from Guanche and is thought to mean 'angle, corner, nook'.
History The first population centre of Güímar originated in the sixteenth century in the neighbourhood of San Juan - also called Güímar de Arriba - near the springs of the Agua and Chamoco ravines. The first buildings were linked to the sugar mill started up by the brothers Juan Felipe and Blasino Piombino or Romano.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Güímar has a population of over 18,589 people. Güímar also forms part of the wider Tenerife island which has a population of over 966,354 people. Güímar is situated near Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Güímar has links with:
🇮🇨 Candelaria, Canary Islands🇵🇰 Rahim Yar Khan 28.417
🇮🇨 San Cristóbal de La Laguna -16.314
🇸🇳 Ziguinchor -16.283
🇮🇨 Santa Cruz de Tenerife -16.25
🇲🇷 Nouakchott -15.98
Locations Near: Güímar -16.4,28.3
🇮🇨 San Cristóbal de La Laguna -16.314,28.478 d: 21.5
🇮🇨 Santa Cruz de Tenerife -16.25,28.467 d: 23.6
🇮🇨 San Bartolomé de Tirajana -15.573,27.926 d: 91.2
🇮🇨 Santa Lucía de Tirajana -15.533,27.917 d: 95.1
🇮🇨 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -15.44,28.13 d: 96
🇮🇨 Las Palmas -15.44,28.13 d: 96
🇮🇨 Puerto del Rosario -13.867,28.5 d: 248.8
Antipodal to: Güímar 163.6,-28.3
🇳🇨 Nouméa 166.45,-22.267 d: 19285.7
🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 19200.1
🇦🇺 Gold Coast 153.416,-28.002 d: 19016.4
🇦🇺 Southport 153.405,-27.974 d: 19015.1
🇦🇺 Lismore 153.29,-28.815 d: 19006.8
🇦🇺 Redland City 153.25,-27.583 d: 18995.6
🇦🇺 Logan 153.109,-27.639 d: 18982.5
🇦🇺 Caloundra 153.133,-26.8 d: 18970.1