Breña Alta

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Breña Alta
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Image:LP BrenaAlta.png
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Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island: La Palma
Area: 31.33 km²
(30.82 km² in 2003)
Population: 7,039 (2005)
Population density: 228.39/km²
Length of coastline 1.3 km
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:
Atlantic Ocean
300 m
Subdivisions: 9
Postal code: E-38712
Location: 28.633/28°38' N lat.
17.7667/17°46' W long.
Municipal code: E-38008
Car designation: TF

Breña Alta (Spanish for Lower Breña) is located on the east-southeastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. The seat of the municipality is in San Pedro. Breña Baja is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island and is located south of the capital Santa Cruz de la Palma and north of the La Palma Airport. Until the 17th century, Breña Baja included Breña Alta and was known as Breña. The area features a 100 year old dracaena tree in the locality of San Isidro.

The population is 7,039 (INE, 2005), its density is 228.39/km² and the area is 30.82 km²/3,082 ha. The elevation is 300 m at San Pedro. Breña Alta offers a panoramic view of La Gomera to the southeast.

The population has been growing.

The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy in the western part but much of the area is deforested. The main industry is agriculture. Breña Alta has a fishing port, an artificial beach in the subdivision of Bajamar as well as an industrial area. The municipality is known for its tobacco production.

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[edit] Subdivisions

  • 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

[edit] Historical population

Year Population Change 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 - 30.82
1981 4,792 +502 -
1990 5,467 +675 -
1991 5,432 -35/-0.64% -
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/+2.8% 228.39/km²

Over the years, the population has steadily increased except between 1960 and 1970, a slight drop between 1990 and 1991, and a slight drop between 1996 and 2001.

[edit] Other

Breña Alta has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares plazas.

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[edit] See also

North: Santa Cruz de La Palma
West: El Paso Breña Alta East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Breña Baja
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