Caleta de Sebo

Caleta de Sebo (or Caleta del Sebo) is the main settlement and capital community of La Graciosa (Canary Islands, Spain).

Caleta de Sebo
Town
Caleta de Sebo is located in Lanzarote
Caleta de Sebo
Caleta de Sebo
Caleta de Sebo is located in Canary Islands
Caleta de Sebo
Caleta de Sebo
Coordinates: 29°13′51″N 13°30′11″W
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Canary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandLa Graciosa
MunicipalityTeguise
Population
 (1 January 2018)
 • Total730
Time zoneUTC+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
Population of Caleta de Sebo
Year2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Pop.626615624617628635656638646642657653663679696718743748730
±%—    −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
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  1. "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  2. El Cabildo pide reconsiderar el cierre de Bankia en La Graciosa, Canarias 7, Carlos Inza, 4 september 2013.
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