Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

{{Infobox settlement |official_name =Vilaflor |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type =Municipality |motto = |image_skyline = Vilaflor.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Vilaflor from above |image_flag = Bandera_de_Vilaflor.png |flag_size = |image_shield = Escudo_de_Vilaflor.svg |image_map = Tenerife municipio Vilaflor.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Municipal location in Tenerife | pushpin_map = Spain Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{Flag|Spain}} |subdivision_type1 = Autonomous Region |subdivision_name1 =Canary Islands |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 =Santa Cruz de Tenerife |subdivision_type3 = Island |subdivision_name3 =Tenerife |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title =Mayor |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = <ref name=area>[http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/jaxi-istac/menu.do?uripub=urn:uuid:fbc0bdc8-cacb-43b8-a5cb-a93f745dcff6 Instituto Canario de Estadística], area</ref> |area_total_km2 = 56.26 |area_land_km2 = |population_note = |population_as_of = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population_footnotes = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} |population_total = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population_density_km2 =auto |timezone = GMT |utc_offset = +0 |coordinates = {{coord|28|9|30|N|16|38|10|W|region:ES|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = Csb |website = [http://www.vilaflordechasna.es/ www.vilaflordechasna.es] |footnotes = }} '''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)<ref name=pop>[http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=38052 Instituto Canario de Estadística] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011830/http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=38052 |date=April 19, 2014 }}, population</ref> and the area is 56.26 km².<ref name=area/>

==Sights==

* 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'').

thumb|left|upright|Church of Saint Peter

==History== Before 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==

{{Weather box |location = Vilaflor 1378m (Temperatures:1983-1995; Precipitation:1945-1997) |metric first = yes |single line = yes

|Jan rain days = 5.0 |Feb rain days = 5.0 |Mar rain days = 5.0 |Apr rain days = 4.0 |May rain days = 3.0 |Jun rain days = 2.0 |Jul rain days = 1.0 |Aug rain days = 1.0 |Sep rain days = 3.0 |Oct rain days = 5.0 |Nov rain days = 6.0 |Dec rain days = 6.0 |Jand sun = 6.0 |Febd sun = 7.0 |Mard sun = 7.0 |Aprd sun = 8.0 |Mayd sun = 9.0 |Jund sun = 9.0 |Juld sun = 10.0 |Augd sun = 9.0 |Sepd sun = 8.0 |Octd sun = 7.0 |Novd sun = 6.0 |Decd sun = 6.0 |Jan percentsun = 55 |Feb percentsun = 64 |Mar percentsun = 58 |Apr percentsun = 62 |May percentsun = 64 |Jun percentsun = 64 |Jul percentsun = 71 |Aug percentsun = 69 |Sep percentsun = 67 |Oct percentsun = 64 |Nov percentsun = 55 |Dec percentsun = 60 |source 1 = Gobierno de Canarias <ref name="gobierno de canarias">{{cite web|url=http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/cmayot/espaciosnaturales/instrumentos/areadescarga/ifonche/aprobaciondefinitiva/informativo.pdf|title=Documento informativo del Plan Especial del paisaje protegido de Ifonche|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081057/http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/cmayot/espaciosnaturales/instrumentos/areadescarga/ifonche/aprobaciondefinitiva/informativo.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> | date= April 2016 |source 2 = Weather Atlas (rainy days and sunshine data)<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/spain/vilaflor-climate |title=Vilaflor, Spain - Climate data |publisher=Weather Atlas |access-date=16 March 2017 }}</ref> }}

{|style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:100%;line-height:1.2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" class="wikitable mw-collapsible" |- !Colspan=14|Climate data for Vilaflor |- !Month !Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec !style="border-left-width:medium"|Year |- !Mean daily daylight hours |style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0 |style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0 |style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0 |style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0 |style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0 |style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0 |style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0 |style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0 |style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0 |style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0 |style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0 |style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0 |style="background:#FFFF35;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|12.2 |- !Average Ultraviolet index |style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|4 |style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;"|6 |style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|8 |style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|9 |style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|10 |style="background:#6b49c8;color:#000000;"|11 |style="background:#6b49c8;color:#000000;"|11 |style="background:#6b49c8;color:#000000;"|11 |style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|9 |style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;"|7 |style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|5 |style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|4 |style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|7.9 |- !Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"|Source: Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas" /> |}

===Historical population=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Population |- | 2003 || 1,798 |- | 2013 || 1,804 |}

==Twin towns – sister cities== * La Orotava, Spain * La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

==Gallery== <gallery> Plaza Doctor Pérez Cáceres, middle part, Vilaflor.jpg|Central square Calle Santo Domingo, north part II, Vilaflor.jpg|Small houses Road No TF-21, intersection, Vilaflor.jpg|Main road Calle Santo Domingo, middle part II, Vilaflor.jpg|Santo Domingo street Santuario del Santo Hermano - Vilaflor - 01.jpg|Sanctuary of the Santo Hermano Pedro </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|Spain}} {{Wikivoyage|Vilaflor}} *{{Official website}} {{in lang|es}} *{{Commons category-inline|Vilaflor de Chasna}}

{{Geographic location |Centre = Vilaflor |North = La Orotava |Northeast = |East = Granadilla de Abona |Southeast = San Miguel de Abona |South = |Southwest = Arona |West = Adeje |Northwest = |image = }}

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