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Breña Baja (Spanish for Lower Breña) is a municipality on the eastern side of the island of La Palma, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The ayuntamiento (municipal office) is in the town of San José with an elevation of 300 m. Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and Breña Baja.
Breña Baja | |
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| Coordinates: 28°38′N 17°46′W / 28.633°N 17.767°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  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 (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 5,498 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
La Palma's second largest resort, Los Cancajos, is on the coast. Part of La Palma Airport (formerly Mazo Airport) is located in the municipality.
Subdivisions
editThe municipality has 8 subdivisions, or "parishes" (population figures from 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
edit| 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 also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).[permanent dead link]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "ISTAC "Instituto Canario de Estadistica"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2008.