El Tanque is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. It is located 6 km west of Icod de los Vinos and 53 km west of the island's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

The population is 2,815 (2013)Instituto Canario de Estadística , population and the area is 23.65 km². The elevation is 480 m.

Historical population Year Population 1991 3,058 1996 3,247 2001 2,966 2002 3,254 2003 3,198 2004 3,111 2013 2,815

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