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Its capital is the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the island of Tenerife, which is also co-capital of the autonomous community. 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 Spain's national parks, more than any other province: the Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma, the Parque Nacional Garajonay on La Gomera, and the Parque Nacional del Teide on Tenerife, encompassing TeideTeide (Mount Teide or Pico de Teide is a volcano and mountain on Tenerife, Canary Islands (28. At 3717 m above sea level and approximately 7000m above the adjacent sea bed, it is the highest mountain in Spain, and the third largest volcano on Earth. It is, Spain's highest mountain.
Canary Islands Provinces of SpainIn addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces . Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the autonomous community system the provinces have had fewer powers. They are still used as electoral distric