Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
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Frae the tap, left tae richt: Iglesia Matriz de la Concepción, Mercado Nuestra Señora de África, Puente Serrador, Torres de Santa Cruz, Panoramic ceety, Auditorio de Tenerife, Playa de Las Teresitas an Plaza de España. | |
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Coordinates: 28°28′N 16°15′W / 28.467°N 16.250°WCoordinates: 28°28′N 16°15′W / 28.467°N 16.250°W | |
Kintra | Spain |
Autonomous commonty | Canary Islands |
Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
Island | Tenerife |
Foondit | 3 Mey 1494, foondit as "Real de la Santa Cruz" |
Govrenment | |
• Alcalde | Excmo. Sr. Don José Manuel Bermúdez Esparza () |
Area | |
• Municipality | 150.56 km2 (58.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 204,856 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 538,000 |
Demonym(s) | Santacrucero, ra Chicharrero, ra |
Time zone | WET |
• Summer (DST) | WEST |
Postal code | 38001-38010 |
Dialin code | |
Leid | Spainyie |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (commonly kent as Santa Cruz) is the caipital (jointly wi Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), seicont-maist muckle ceety o the Autonomous Community o the Canary Islands an the 21st lairgest ceety in Spain, wi a population o 222,417 in 2009. Santa Cruz is the seicont lairgest ceety an metropolitan aurie o the European Union ootside Europe. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is an aa the caipital o the island o Tenerife (maist populatit o archipelago an Spain) an caipital o the province o Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Locatit in northeast quadrant o Tenerife, aboot 210 kilometres (130 mi) aff the northwastren coast o Africae athin the Atlantic Ocean. Atween the 1833 territorial diveesion o Spain an 1927 Santa Cruz de Tenerife wis the sole caipital o the Canary Islands, till 1927 when a decree ordered that the caipital o the Canary Islands be shared, as it remains at present. The port is o great importance an is the communications hub atween Europe, Africae an Americas, wi cruise ships arrivin frae mony naitions. The ceety is the nerve centre on domestic an inter-island communications in the Canary Islands.
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