Breña Baja
Breña Baja (Spainyie for Lawer 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 José wi a elevation o 300 m. Till the 17t hunderyear the aurie wis kent as Breña, but wis then dividit intae Breña Alta an Breña Baja.
Breña Baja | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
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  Breña Baja Location in Canary Islands | |
| Coordinates: 28°38′N 17°46′W / 28.633°N 17.767°WCoordinates: 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 | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,523 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
La Palma's seicont lairgest resort, Los Cancajos, is on the coast. Pairt o La Palma Airport (umwhile Mazo Airport) is locatit in the municipality.
Subdiveesions
eeditThe municipality haes 8 subdiveesions, or "pairishes" (population figurs frae 2005):
- San Antonio (1,128 persons)
- San José (1,042 persons)
- La Polvacera (672 persons)
- Los Cancajos (467 persons)
- Las Ledas (321 persons)
- El Socorro (309 persons)
- La Montaña (257 persons)
- El Fuerte (159 persons)
Historical population
eedit| Year | Population[3] |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,816 |
| 1910 | 2,001 |
| 1920 | 1,859 |
| 1930 | 2,042 |
| 1940 | 2,364 |
| 1950 | 2,405 |
| 1960 | 2,505 |
| 1970 | 2,632 |
| 1980 | 3,363 |
| 1990 | 3,418 |
| 1991 | 3,354 |
| 1996 | 3,746 |
| 2001 | 3,621 |
| 2002 | 4,113 |
| 2003 | 4,187 |
| 2004 | 4,186 |
| 2005 | 4,355 |
| 2006 | 4,470 |
| 2007 | 4,708 |
| 2013 | 5,523 |
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 20 September 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Población en Canarias. La Palma. 1-1-2013" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Archived frae the original on 19 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "ISTAC "Instituto Canario de Estadistica"" (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2008.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)