Güímar
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.
Güímar (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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.
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'.[1]
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.
Climate
Güímar is located in the eastern part of Tenerife, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the town. The Canary Current passes through this sea area, resulting in Güímar having a mild desert climate all year round. Güímar has a mild desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only Script error: No such module "convert". and no more than 29 days of precipitation. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from Script error: No such module "convert". in February to Script error: No such module "convert". in August. High temperature days above Script error: No such module "convert". are usually uncommon, but due to the close proximity to the Sahara Desert, a hot wind called Sharqi, making the place The temperature quickly exceeded Script error: No such module "convert". and even reached temperatures above Script error: No such module "convert". or even higher. The extreme temperatures throughout the year ranged from Script error: No such module "convert". on 17 March 2015 to Script error: No such module "convert". on 28 July 2017.
In September 2022, the entire Canary Islands, including Tenerife, experienced the heaviest rainfall since AEMET meteorological observations began.[2] Güímar experienced three consecutive days of heavy rain, with the largest single-day rainfall in history of Script error: No such module "convert". being measured on 25 September 2022. The total rainfall for the whole of September 2022 reached Script error: No such module "convert"., making it the month with the most rainfall in Güímar since meteorological observations began. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Authority control