Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Vilaflor
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Image:TF Vilaflor.png
Statistics
Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island: Tenerife
Area: 56.26 km²
Population: 1,798 (2001)
Population density: 31.96/km²
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:

about 1,000 m
1,400 m
Teide (north)
Website: www.vilaflor.es

Vilaflor (Spanish for "Village of Flowers") is the name of a municipality and a village in the south central part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Vilaflor is canarie's highest municipality. It is located about 90 km SW of the island's capital, E of Adeje and 25 km NW of Reina Sofia Airport.

The population is 1,798 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 151/km² and its area is 33.92 km². Vilaflor is linked north of the TF1 superhighway and is linked with TF51 from Playa de las Américas and Arona and the TF-38 (formerly the E-N821). Farmlands are in the valley areas while Teide, the Canary Islands' tallest mountain lies to the northeast. Grassland covers the south and the valley areas with forests and within Teide, the forests cover the north central part. The area also features Paisaje Lunar and the mineral springs of Pinalito and Fuente Alta.

Its economy is based on agriculture. Tourism is not as important as it is on the coastline, but the Teide area does bring in many tourists.

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[edit] History

The town of Vilaflor de Chasna was founded in the sixteenth century. Hermano Pedro de San José de Betancurt was born in Vilaflor in 1626.

Vilaflor from above
Vilaflor from above

[edit] Historical population

Year Population Change
March 1, 1991 - -
May 1, 1996 - -
2003 1,798 -
2004 - -

[edit] Sites of interest

[edit] Other

Vilaflor has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, churches (including San Pedro), and a few squares plazas.

[edit] External links

Church of San Pedro
Church of San Pedro




North: La Orotava
West: Adeje Vilaflor East: Granadilla de Abona
South: Arona Southeast: San Miguel de Abona