Santiago del Teide
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Santiago del Teide is a municipality in the Canary Islands
, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
. Its area is 52.26 km², the population is 10,777 (2004). Resort towns in the municipality are Acantilados de Los Gigantes
, Puerto de Santiago, Playa de la Arena
and Santiago del Teide.
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
. Its area is 52.26 km², the population is 10,777 (2004). Resort towns in the municipality are Acantilados de Los Gigantes
Acantilados de Los Gigantes
Acantilados de Los Gigantes are vertical cliffs along the western coast of Tenerife. They are vertical walls reaching heights of 500 metres in some places...
, Puerto de Santiago, Playa de la Arena
Playa de la Arena
Playa De La Arena is a resort town located just south of the resorts of Los Gigantes and Puerto Santiago in the Santiago del Teide municipality on the West Coast of Tenerife. Close to Los Gigantes, the giant cliffs of the resort can be seen from across Playa De La Arena...
and Santiago del Teide.