Tijarafe
Tijarafe is a toun an a municipality on the island o La Palma, Province o Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is situatit in the northwastren pairt o the island. The population of the municipality is 2,776 (2013)[2] an the aurie is 53.76 km².[1] Tijarafe is 7 km northwast o Los Llanos de Aridane an 19 km wast o the island caipital Santa Cruz de La Palma.
Tijarafe | |
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  Tijarafe Location in Canary Islands | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′40″N 17°57′20″W / 28.71111°N 17.95556°WCoordinates: 28°42′40″N 17°57′20″W / 28.71111°N 17.95556°W | |
| Kintra | Spain |
| Autonomous commonty | Canary Islands |
| Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island | La Palma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.76 km2 (20.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,776 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
The eastren border o the municipality is shapit bi the crater rim o the Caldera de Taburiente an its ootflow, the Barranco de las Angustias.
Tijarafe wis the name o ane o the twal auld auries whaur the Guanches uised tae settle afore the Spainyie conquest. It correspondit wi the present municipalities Tijarafe an Puntagorda.
Historical population eedit
| Year | Population |
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| 1991 | 2,195 |
| 1996 | 2,658 |
| 2001 | 2,730 |
| 2002 | 2,765 |
| 2003 | 2,687 |
| 2004 | 2,666 |
| 2008 | 2,757 |
| 2009 | 2,768 |
| 2013 | 2,776 |
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References eedit
- ↑ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ↑ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, population