Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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| Vilaflor | |
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 Vilaflor
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Region | Canary Islands |
| Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island | Tenerife |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 56.26 km2 (21.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,804 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| Website | www.vilaflordechasna.es |
Vilaflor is a municipality and a village in the south-central part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province), Spain. Vilaflor, with an altitude of 1,400 m, is the highest village of Tenerife, situated south the Teide volcano. It is located 7 km north of San Miguel de Abona and 51 km southwest of the island's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The population is 1,804 (2013)[2] and the area is 56.26 km².[1]
Sights
- Paisaje Lunar, a geological curiosity created by erosion
- El Piño Gordo pine tree.
- the mineral springs of Fuente Alta, which can be found at 1400 meters above sea level in a protected nature reserve. The bottled water company Fuentealta derives from this mineral spring.
- Sanctuary of the Santo Hermano Pedro, a church built in honor of Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (Santo Hermano Pedro).
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Church of San Pedro
History
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Vilaflor
The town of Vilaflor de Chasna was founded in the sixteenth century. Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur was born in Vilaflor in 1626.
Climate
| Climate data for Vilaflor 1378m (Temperatures:1983-1995; Precipitation:1945-1997) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.0 (50) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.2 (45) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.4 (1.945) |
51.2 (2.016) |
34.1 (1.343) |
24.4 (0.961) |
2.7 (0.106) |
0.4 (0.016) |
0.0 (0) |
0.8 (0.031) |
7.5 (0.295) |
33.8 (1.331) |
70.6 (2.78) |
56.2 (2.213) |
366.1 (14.413) |
| Source: Gobierno de Canarias [3] | |||||||||||||
Historical population
| Year | Population |
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| 2003 | 1,798 |
| 2013 | 1,804 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Instituto Canario de Estadística, population
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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| Arona | San Miguel de Abona |
