Santa Cruz De Tenerife (province)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a Province of Spain , consisting of the western part of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands . It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Tenerife , La Gomera , El Hierro , and La Palma .

Its capital is the city of Santa Cruz De Tenerife , on the island of Tenerife. Of the 915,262 people (2003) who live in the province, 24% live in the capital. There are 53 municipalities in the province; see List Of Municipalities In Santa Cruz De Tenerife .

The other half of the archipelago makes up the province of Las Palmas .

This province contains three of on La Palma, the Parque Nacional Garajonay on La Gomera, and the Parque Nacional Del Teide on Tenerife, encompassing Teide , Spain's highest mountain.

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