Vilaflor is a municipality and village in the south-central part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province), Spain. Vilaflor, with an altitude of 1,400 m, is the highest village on Tenerife, situated south of 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 1,645 (2018)[3] and the area is 56.26 km².[1]
Vilaflor | |
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 Vilaflor from above | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location in Tenerife | |
  Vilaflor Location in Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife  Vilaflor Vilaflor (Canary Islands)  Vilaflor Vilaflor (Spain, Canary Islands) | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,645 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | www.vilaflordechasna.es |
Sights
edit- Paisaje Lunar (Lunar Landscape), a geological phenomenon created by erosion.
- El Pino Gordo (Thick 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 uses from this mineral spring.
- Church of Saint Peter, it is the parish church of the town.
- Sanctuary of the Santo Hermano Pedro, a church built in honor of Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (Santo Hermano Pedro).
History
editBefore the arrival of the Europeans in the 15th century, the territory was inhabited by the Guanches, the first settlers of the island, belonging to the kingdom or menceyato of Abona.
Once the conquest is over, the colonizing process begins with the distribution of land and other goods among the conquerors and settlers by the new governor Alonso Fernández de Lugo. The current town would be founded around 1520, reaching the category of municipality in 1812. In 1533, a hermitage dedicated to Saint Peter was built by the Soler family. In 1568 the hermitage was elevated to the rank of parish church.
Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur was born in Vilaflor in 1626. This religious was a missionary in Guatemala and is the first native saint of the Canary Islands. The Sanctuary of the Santo Hermano Pedro is currently located in the exact location of his birthplace.
Today, vines and potatoes, as well as fruits, flowers and vegetables are grown in the surrounding region. Vilaflor is currently the least populated municipality on the island of Tenerife, with 1,645 inhabitants in 2018.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Vilaflor 1378m (Temperatures:1983-1995; Precipitation:1945-1997) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
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 (50.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
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 (1.94) |
51.2 (2.02) |
34.1 (1.34) |
24.4 (0.96) |
2.7 (0.11) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (0.03) |
7.5 (0.30) |
33.8 (1.33) |
70.6 (2.78) |
56.2 (2.21) |
366.1 (14.41) |
| Average rainy days | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 46 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 64 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 60 | 63 |
| Source 1: Gobierno de Canarias [4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas (rainy days and sunshine data)[5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Vilaflor | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 12.2 |
| Average Ultraviolet index | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7.9 |
| Source: Weather Atlas[5] | |||||||||||||
Historical population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,798 |
| 2013 | 1,804 |
Twin towns – sister cities
edit- La Orotava, Spain
- La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Gallery
edit-
Central square -
Smal houses -
Main road -
Santo Domingo street -
Sanctuary of the Santo Hermano Pedro
References
edit- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population
- ^ "Documento informativo del Plan Especial del paisaje protegido de Ifonche" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
- ^ a b "Vilaflor, Spain - Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
External links
edit
- Official website
(in Spanish) 
Media related to Vilaflor at Wikimedia Commons
