What is the capital of Tenerife?
Q: What is the capital of Tenerife?
A: The island capital of Tenerife is Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Q: How many inhabitants does Tenerife have?
A: Tenerife has 899.833 inhabitants.
Q: What is the flag of the island?
A: The flag adopted by the island is that of a white St Andrew's cross on a navy blue background this is due to St Andrew being the patron saint of the island.
Q: What are some important cities in Tenerife?
A: Important cities in Tenerife include Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, Arona, Adeje and San Cristóbal de La Laguna, all located in the north of the island. Candelaria is also an important town where they worship the patron saint of the Canary Islands, which is the Virgin of Candelaria.
Q: What industry does Tenerife depend on for much its income?
A: The island currently depends on tourism for much its income.
Q: How many international airports does it have?
A: It has two international airports; one in Playa de Las Americas, Costa Adeje and Los Cristianos near south centres for tourism and one near Santa Cruz in north which was where world’s worst plane disaster happened on March 27 1977 killing 583 people.
Q: What are some tourist attractions in Tenerife?
A: Popular tourist attractions include Teide volcano (top more than 3,000 m above sea level) and Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz.
