Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Vilaflor
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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	Tenerife
Area:	56.26 km²
Population:	1,798 (2001)
Population density:	31.96/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	about 1,000 m 1,600 m Teide (north)
Website:	www.vilaflor.org

Vilaflor (Spanish for Village of Flowers) is the name of a municipality, and a village in the southcentral part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located about 90 km SW of the island's capital, E of Adeje and 25 km NW of Reina Sofia Airport.

The population is 1,798 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 151/km² and the area is 33.92 km². Vilaflor is linked north of the TF1 superhighway and is linked with TF51 from Playa de las Américas and Arona and the TF-38 (formerly the E-N821). Farmlands are in the valley areas while mount Teide, the Canary Islands' tallest mountain lies to the northeast. Grasslands covers the south and the valley areas with forests and within Teide, the forests cover the northcentral part. The area also features Paisaje Lunar and the mineral springs of Pinalito and Fuente Alta.

Its economy are agriculture with , tourism is much lower than the coastline but it is common in the Teide area. The urban area and some farmlands dominates valley areas, while Teide, the Canary Islands' tallest mountain and the Teide National Park lies directly to the north.