Vilaflor | |
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Municipality | |
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Municipal location in Tenerife |
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Location in Canary Islands | |
Coordinates: 28°9′30″N 16°38′10″W / 28.15833°N 16.63611°WCoordinates: 28°9′30″N 16°38′10″W / 28.15833°N 16.63611°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Region | Canary Islands |
Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
Island | Tenerife |
Area | |
• Total | 56.26 km2 (21.72 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 1,804 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Climate | Csb |
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) and the area is 56.26 km².
The town of Vilaflor de Chasna was founded in the sixteenth century. Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur was born in Vilaflor in 1626.