Caleta de Sebo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Caleta de Sebo
|
|
|---|---|
|
Town
|
|
 |
|
_-_OSM_Mapnik.svg)
 Caleta de Sebo
Location in Lanzarote
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
- In Spanish: Caleta del Sebo para niños
