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Caleta de Sebo
Town
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Caleta de Sebo is located in Lanzarote
Caleta de Sebo
Caleta de Sebo
Location in Lanzarote
Caleta de Sebo is located in Canary Islands
Caleta de Sebo
Caleta de Sebo
Location in Canary Islands
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

Caleta de Sebo is the main town and capital of La Graciosa, one of the beautiful Canary Islands in Spain. It's a small, charming place where most people on the island live.

In 2018, about 730 people called Caleta de Sebo home. Even though it's the main town on La Graciosa, it's part of a bigger area called Teguise on the nearby island of Lanzarote.

Life in Caleta de Sebo

Life in Caleta de Sebo is quite relaxed. The two main ways people make a living here are through tourism and fishing. Many visitors come to the island every year. They love the warm weather and the sandy beaches that were formed by volcanoes.

The town has everything you need for daily life. You can find a school, a post office, and several supermarkets. There's also a port where boats arrive and depart. If you want to explore the island, you can even rent bicycles in the town square!

Getting to Caleta de Sebo

Caleta de Sebo is the only way to get onto La Graciosa island by boat. Regular ferries travel between Caleta de Sebo and Órzola, a town on the island of Lanzarote. This makes it easy for both residents and tourists to travel to and from the island.

Population Over Time

Caleta de Sebo is a small community, but its population has changed over the years. Here's a quick look at how many people have lived there:

Population of Caleta de Sebo
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

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