El Tanque

Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain
Official seal of El Tanque
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Municipal location in Tenerife
Municipal location in Tenerife
28°21′20″N 16°46′50″W / 28.35556°N 16.78056°W / 28.35556; -16.78056Country SpainAutonomous RegionCanary IslandsProvinceSanta Cruz de TenerifeIslandTenerifeArea • Total23.65 km2 (9.13 sq mi)Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total2,670 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)ClimateCsb

El Tanque is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. It is located 6 km west of Icod de los Vinos and 53 km west of the island's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

The population is 2,815 (2013)[3] and the area is 23.65 km².[1] The elevation is 480 m.

Historical population

Year Population
1991 3,058
1996 3,247
2001 2,966
2002 3,254
2003 3,198
2004 3,111
2013 2,815

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population
Places adjacent to El Tanque
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Los Silos
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Santiago del Teide
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