Icod de los Vinos

Icod de los Vinos is a municipality and town in Spain, part of the Canary Islands, located on the island of Tenerife in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Where exactly is Icod de los Vinos located?

The town sits in the northwestern part of Tenerife, one of the seven main islands of the Canary archipelago belonging to Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean, making it one of the coastal municipalities on this side of the island. Its geographic coordinates are approximately 28.35°N, 16.7°W, placing Icod de los Vinos within the subtropical climate zone that characterizes the whole archipelago.

Administratively, Icod de los Vinos belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, one of the two provinces that together make up the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. This structure reflects Spain's particular administrative setup, in which the Canary Islands — despite lying geographically off the northwestern coast of Africa, far from mainland Spain — form a fully-fledged autonomous community with its own provinces and municipalities.

How large is the town and how many people live there?

The municipality of Icod de los Vinos covers an area of 95.91 km². According to 2023 data, it had a population of 23,971. That works out to an average population density of roughly 250 people per square kilometer, a figure typical of medium-sized municipalities on Tenerife that combine an urban core with agricultural and natural land further inland.

Residents of Icod de los Vinos are known in Spanish as "icodenses." This local demonym underlines the municipality's distinct identity within the wider structure of Tenerife and the Canary archipelago as a whole.

How does Icod de los Vinos fit into the wider region?

Icod de los Vinos is one of the municipalities forming the patchwork of towns along Tenerife's northern coastline. Its position on the Atlantic and its membership in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife tie it administratively and geographically to the rest of the island, and through it, to the entire autonomous community of the Canary Islands — an integral part of Spain, though situated at a considerable distance from the Iberian Peninsula.

Given its area and population, Icod de los Vinos can be classified as a medium-sized town by Tenerife's standards — large enough to serve as a local administrative center, yet compact enough that the whole municipality fits within less than a hundred square kilometers.

Frequently asked questions

In which country and region is Icod de los Vinos located? In Spain, in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

On which island is the town situated? On Tenerife, in its northern/northwestern part.

How many people live in Icod de los Vinos? According to 2023 data, 23,971 people.

What area does the municipality cover? 95.91 km².

What are residents of the town called? In Spanish, they are known as "icodenses."