Regional Policy - Inforegio
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of the province and capital of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It is part of one of the two biggest metropolitan areas in the Islands, and itself, the second biggest city in the archipelago, second to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with whom it shares the status of capital city.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife has a population of 221.000 inhabitants.

The economy of Santa Cruz de Tenerife relies mainly on services. Trade, tourism, import-export, the seaport and the presence of the major political and financial institutions, as well as the most important companies, guarantee strong economic activity and development. The building sector is also quite relevant, while industry, apart from the oil refinery and food processing, is of minor significance.

The municipal authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife governs and administers the city and is made up of 27 representatives.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of over 499.000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004219,446
3422004481,5921:2.19
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.  
    
Percentage of households that are 1-person households  
    
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households  
    
Average size of households20043.06
17320043.091:1.01
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house  
    
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings  
    
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person  
    
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population  
    
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200414%
159200414%1:0.98
Unemployment rate - female200421%
147200422%1:1.08
Employment rate200458%
157   
Activity rate200467%
182200468%1:1.02
GDP per head (€)2004€81,611
1482004€80,1101:0.98
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€10,428
1182004€10,1381:0.97
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200451%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004432
14220044691:1.09
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.05
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.94
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3  
    
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3  
    
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.73
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200492%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)20041,463
26520047931:0.54
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200466%
108200484%1:1.28
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200423
1072004271:1.16

SUB CITY LEVEL

0 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSComparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-4     
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate     
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)