La Orotava
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Canary Islands
- Province
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Island
- Tenerife
- Mayor
- Francisco Linares , ( CC )
- Total
- 207.31 km (80.04 sq mi)
- Density
- 205.07/km (531.14/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+0 ( GMT )
- Climate
- Csb
- Website
- www.villadelaorotava.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
La Orotava is a town and a municipality in the northern part of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain. The area of the municipality stretches from the north coast to the mountainous interior, and includes the summit of the Teide volcano, Canary Islands' and Spain's highest point at 3,718 m. At 207.31 km, it is the largest municipality of the island of Tenerife. The population is 41,255 (2013).
The town La Orotava, which is the administrative centre of the municipality and also its largest settlement, is situated near the north coast, at about 400 m elevation in the Orotava Valley. It is 4 km southeast of Puerto de la Cruz and 28 km southwest of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The TF-5 motorway passes through the north of the municipality.