| Official Name: | Arico |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tenerife |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Island |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sebastián Martín Pérez (Primero Arico) |
| Area Total Km2: | 178.76 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
| Postal Code: | 38580 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Csb |
Arico is the name of a municipality and a village in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The municipality is located in the southeastern part of the island, and extends for 178,76 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic. Its estimated population is around 7,500. The TF-1 motorway passes through the eastern part of the municipality.
The city administration is located in Villa de Arico. The other villages located on this municipality are: Arico Nuevo, Arico Viejo, Abades, La Jaca, Tajao and Poris de Abona.
Typical villages in the mountains, lighthouses in Poris de Abona and Tajao, important free-climbing spot and scuba diving location on Tenerife.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,567 | |
| 1996 | 5,064 | |
| 2001 | 5,824 | |
| 2002 | 6,653 | |
| 2003 | 6,928 | |
| 2004 | 7,005 | |
| 2005 | 7,159 | |
| 2006 | 7,104 | |
| 2007 | 7,565 | |
| 2013 | 7,392 |