Breña Alta
Breña Alta (Spainyie for Upper Breña) is a municipality on the eastren side o the island o La Palma, in the province o Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The ayuntamiento (municipal office) is in the toun o San Pedro, at 350 m abuin sea-level, an anerly 9 km sooth o the island's caipital Santa Cruz de la Palma . Breña Alta lees on the main heich-gate encirclin the island, juist north o La Palma Airport. Till the 17t century the aurie wis kent as Breña, but wis then dividit intae Breña Alta an Breña Baja.
Breña Alta | |
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| Coordinates: 28°38′N 17°46′W / 28.633°N 17.767°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Canary Islands |
| Province |  Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island |  La Palma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.82 km2 (11.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,337 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Breña Alta affers a panoramic view o La Gomera tae the sootheast. The coastline an the valley auries are made up o fermland, while the muntainous auries are forestit, or grassy in the wast whaur hintle the aurie haes been deforestit. The main industry is agricultur. Breña Alta haes a fishin port, a airtificial beach at Bajamar, an a industrial aurie. The municipality is kent for its tobacco production.
Subdiveesions
eeditThe municipality haes 13 subdiveesions, or "pairishes" (population figurs frae 2005):
- Bajamar
- Botazo (pop: 389)
- Breña (pop: 509)
- Buenavista de Abajo (pop: 484)
- Buenavista de Arriba (pop: 605)
- La Cuesta (pop: 684)
- Las Letas (pop: 464)
- El Llanito (pop: 758)
- Miranda (pop: 711)
- San Isidro
- San Pedro (municipal seat) (pop: 2,434)
- El Socorro
- Las Vueltas
Historical population
eedit| Year | Population | Chynge | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,589 | - | - |
| 1910 | 2,863 | +274 | - |
| 1920 | 3,078 | +215 | - |
| 1930 | 3,437 | +359 | - |
| 1940 | 3,843 | +406 | - |
| 1950 | 4,049 | +206 | - |
| 1960 | 4,762 | +713 | - |
| 1970 | 4,290 | -472 | - |
| 1981 | 4,792 | +502 | - |
| 1990 | 5,467 | +675 | - |
| 1991 | 5,432 | -35 | - |
| 1996 | 5,816 | +384 | 188.71/km² |
| 2001 | 5,715 | -101 | 184.35/km² |
| 2002 | 6,396 | +681 | 207.53/km² |
| 2003 | 6,665 | +269 | 216.26/km² |
| 2004 | 6,847 | +182 | 222.17/km² |
| 2005 | 7,039 | +192 | 228.39/km² |
| 2006 | 7,158 | +119 | 232.25/km² |
| 2007 | 7,184 | +26 | 233.09/km² |
Ower the years, the population haes steadily increased, except for a 10% drop atween 1960 an 1970.
The 1991 an 2001 figurs, taken frae the census, are lawer than the surroondin figurs, taken frae municipal records.[3]
Ither
eeditBreña Alta haes schuils, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, kirks, a smaw beach, a smaw port, a post office an a few squares plazas. Thare is a 100 year auld dracaena tree near San Isidro.
See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ a b "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Archived frae the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 Januar 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Población en Canarias. La Palma. 1-1-2009" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Archived frae the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 Januar 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ ISTAC Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine "Instituto Canario de Estadistica" (In Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2008 (See explanation on discussion page)
Freemit airtins
eedit| North: Santa Cruz de La Palma | ||
| Wast: El Paso | Breña Alta | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| Sooth: Breña Baja |