El Rosario, Tenerife

El Rosario
Municipal location in Tenerife
El Rosario
Location in Tenerife
El Rosario
El Rosario (Canary Islands)
El Rosario
El Rosario (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°27′N 16°22′W / 28.450°N 16.367°W / 28.450; -16.367
Country Spain
Autonomous RegionCanary Islands
ProvinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife
IslandTenerife
Area
 • Total
39.43 km2 (15.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[2]
 • Total
17,958
 • Density455.4/km2 (1,180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ClimateCsb
Websitewww.ayuntamientoelrosario.org

El Rosario is a municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. The seat of the municipality is the town La Esperanza, in the mountainous interior of the island. The municipality includes the coastal town Radazul.

The population is 15,542 (2013[3]), its area is 39.43 km2.[1]

La Esperanza

The seat of the municipality, La Esperanza, sits at an elevation of 900 meters above sea level, with historic architecture of whitewashed houses with wooden balconies.[4]

Historical population

Year Population
1991 8,103
1996 10,880
2001 13,462
2002 13,718
2003 14,862
2004 15,542
2005 16,024
2013 17,465

Education

The Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a German international school, is located in the Tabaita Alta section of El Rosario.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  3. ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, population
  4. ^ Surprise, Tenerife (2019-08-19). "El Rosario municipality in the north of Tenerife". Tenerife Surprise. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz de Tenerife." ZfA. Retrieved on 13 February 2016. "Deutsche Schule - Colegio Alemán Calle Drago, 1 38190 Tabaiba Alta (El Rosario) Spanien"