Caleta de Sebo (or Caleta del Sebo) is the main settlement and capital community of La Graciosa (Canary Islands, Spain).
Caleta de Sebo | |
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Town | |
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  Caleta de Sebo  Caleta de Sebo | |
| Coordinates: 29°13′51″N 13°30′11″W / 29.23083°N 13.50306°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Canary Islands |
| Province | Las Palmas |
| Island | La Graciosa |
| Municipality | Teguise |
| Population (1 January 2018) | |
• Total | 730 |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postcode | 35540 |
With a population of 730 (INE, 2018),[1] Caleta de Sebo, together with the rest of the island of La Graciosa, is included in the municipality of Teguise on Lanzarote.
Tourism is the main industry along with fishing. Every year, tourists visit the island for its temperate climate and its sandy volcanic coasts. The island has a school, a lyceum, a post office, supermarkets, a port, beaches, the only bank in the island (a Bankia bank branch in danger of elimination as of September 2013[2]) and a square (plaza) where bicycles can be hired.
The town is the only port of entry to the island, offering regular ferry services to Órzola, Lanzarote.
Demographics
edit| Population of Caleta de Sebo | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Pop. | 626 | 615 | 624 | 617 | 628 | 635 | 656 | 638 | 646 | 642 | 657 | 653 | 663 | 679 | 696 | 718 | 743 | 748 | 730 |
| ±% | — | −1.8% | +1.5% | −1.1% | +1.8% | +1.1% | +3.3% | −2.7% | +1.3% | −0.6% | +2.3% | −0.6% | +1.5% | +2.4% | +2.5% | +3.2% | +3.5% | +0.7% | −2.4% |
| Source: INE[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ El Cabildo pide reconsiderar el cierre de Bankia en La Graciosa, Canarias 7, Carlos Inza, 4 september 2013.