El Sauzal is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is located on the north coast, 12 km west of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 13 km northeast of La Orotava and 18 km west of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The TF-5 motorway passes through the municipality. The population is 9,076 (2013), population and the area is 18.31 km2.

Historical population Year Population 2001 7,561 2010 8,930 2013 9,076

People Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (23 March 1643 – 15 February 1731), nun and mystic, whose body remains incorrupt. Paulino Rivero Baute (1952 –), politician and president of the Government of Canary Islands in the 2007-2010 and 2011-2015 legislatures.

See also List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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