page_title: Tenerife
section_title: Tramway
hierarchical_section_title: Tenerife / Transport and communications / Tramway
caption_attribution_description: English: Tram / light rail car in Tenerife. Polski: Tramwaj na Teneryfie. Español: Tranvía de Tenerife. Français&#160;: Tram Tenerife. Русский: Трамвай на Тенерифе
context_page_description: Tenerife is the largest and most populated island of the eight Canary Islands. It is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 square kilometres and 917,841 inhabitants at the start of 2019, 43 percent of the total population of the Canary Islands. Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of Macaronesia.
  Approximately five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, making it the most visited island of the archipelago. It is one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain, hosting one of the world's largest carnivals, the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
  Tenerife is served by two airports, Tenerife North Airport and Tenerife South Airport. Tenerife is the economic capital of the Canary Islands.
  The capital of the island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is also the seat of the island council. The city is the capital of the autonomous community of Canary Islands, sharing governmental institutions such as presidency and ministries. Between the 1833 territorial division of Spain and 1927, Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the sole capital of the Canary Islands.
context_section_description: Since 2007, the Tenerife Tram connects Santa Cruz de Tenerife and La Laguna through the suburb of Taco. There are 20 stops and it covers a distance of 12.5 km (7.8 mi) in 37 minutes. It calls at some points of interest including Tenerife's two major hospitals, the university complex of Guajara, and a number of museums and theatres. Concerning its power supply, it will support development of further wind farms to provide it with 100 percent clean energy.
caption: Tramway servicing between Santa Cruz and La Laguna
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