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View of Los RealejosJavier1989canario · CC BY-SA 3.0

Los Realejos

Coastal town

Los Realejos is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, which is the biggest town in the Canary Islands. It is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The town is located 2 km (1.2 mi) from the north coast, 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Puerto de la Cruz, 6 km (3.7 mi) west of La Orotava, and 34 km (21 mi) southwest of the island's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The inhabitants are known in Spanish as realejeros.

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The latest population count consists of 37,970 (2013), its density being 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) and the area is 57.08 km2 (22.04 sq mi). The highest peak is 420 m (1,380 ft). Los Realejos is the western terminus of the TF-5 motorway.

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Coat of arms of Los Realejos
Province
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Autonomous community
Canarias
Population (INE 2025)
37,867
Altitude
596 m
Area (IGN)
56.2 km²
Postcode
38410
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16 photographs of Los Realejos, taken here and in its own light.

Javier1989canario · CC BY-SA 3.0
Realejos (Los): Vista de San Agustín · Photo: Javier1989canario (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Mentxuwiki · CC BY-SA 4.0
Realejos (Los): Ermita de San Sebastián, Los Realejos () · Photo: Mentxuwiki (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jan Pešula · CC0
Realejos (Los): Los Realejos, en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España) · Photo: Jan Pešula (CC0)
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vista desde el Mirador de San Pedro, Los Realejos, Tenerife, España · Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vista desde el Mirador de San Pedro, Los Realejos, Tenerife, España · Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hermitage of St. Peter, Los Realejos, Tenerife, Spain · Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallotia galloti at the Centro de visitantes de El Portillo, Tenerife · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallotia galloti in Tenerife · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Flocci Nivis · CC BY-SA 4.0
View from the Jardín del Centro de Visitantes de El Portillo in Los Realejos, Tenerife, on the TF-24. · Photo: Flocci Nivis (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallotia galloti at Centro de visitantes de El Portillo in Tenerife · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
El Grafo · CC BY-SA 4.0
The peak of El Cabezón at the northern rim of Las Cañadas, Tenerife · Photo: El Grafo (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Schwarzweisz · CC0
Punta El Guindaste (Halbinsel in Spanien) · Photo: Schwarzweisz (CC0)
Schwarzweisz · CC0
Fortín de San Fernando (FORTÍN DE SAN FERNANDO | Spanien | Kanarische Inseln | Teneriffa | Los Realejos) · Photo: Schwarzweisz (CC0)
Schwarzweisz · CC0
Fortín de San Fernando (FORTÍN DE SAN FERNANDO | Spanien | Kanarische Inseln | Teneriffa | Los Realejos) · Photo: Schwarzweisz (CC0)
CTHOE · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mirador de San Pedro, Los Realejos, Teneriffa · Photo: CTHOE (CC BY-SA 3.0)
javiersanp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Playa de los Castro · Photo: javiersanp (CC BY-SA 3.0)