| Fuencaliente | |||
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Canary Islands | ||
| Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | ||
| Island | La Palma | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 56.42 km2 (21.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[1] | 722 m (2,369 ft) | ||
| Population (2009)[2] | |||
| • Total | 1,935 | ||
| • Density | 34.3/km2 (88.8/sq mi) | ||
Fuencaliente, also Fuencaliente de la Palma (Spanish meaning "hot spring") is located on the southern tip of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. The seat of the municipality is Los Canarios which is located near Los Quemadas. It has been the seat since 1837. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island and is located WSW of the capital Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Fuencaliente offers panoramic views of El Hierro to the south and La Gomera to the southeast. In historic times, the territory was occupied by the Guanches as Ahenguareme.
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The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy to the central and the northern parts.
Its main industry are agriculture which produces wine, fishery and also tourism. The vineyards throughout Fuencaliente is famous malvasia. The English brought these wine trees and produced for over 300 years. The today's production since 1945 produces 2 million litres of wine per year, it also has 800 ha of vineyards. Banana plantation is the second agricultural production.
The origin of the name comes from a nearby spring known as Fuente Santa located near the coastline which is presently known as Playa de Echentive and was separated by lava and eliminated the springs in the 18th century. In 1971, Teneguía created a volcanic eruption and caused some damages to most of the properties. It also added small hectares of land to the island. Recently, the Canarian Council of Public Works in collaboration with the municipality had made a sounding in an area where water under the ground is at 60 °C. The objective in the future is that a gallery will be built in the area to extract these waters and take advantage of them in a special pool.
Fuencaliente's landmarks includes the Fuencaliente Volcano, a paddy-like farm named Salinas de Fuencaliente or Salinas Teneguía. A volcano named Teneguía (438 m) is situated to the north and San Antonio is 657 m. About 70% of the municipality are protected areas including the famous parklands including Cumbre Vieja Natural Park or Parque natural de Cumbre Vieja, Reserva natural de los Volcanes de Fuencaliente = Fuencaliente Volcanos Natural Reserve, el Tamanca Protected Countryside/Paisaje protegido de Tamanca y el Sitio de interés científico de las Salinas de Fuencaliente (Salinas de Fuencaliente Scientific Sites of Interest) featuring salt paddies near the shoreline.
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1900 | 1,650 | - | - |
| 1910 | 1,833 | 183 | - |
| 1920 | 1,841 | 8 | - |
| 1930 | 1,966 | 125 | - |
| 1940 | 2,212 | 246 | - |
| 1950 | 2,270 | 58 | - |
| 1960 | 1,943 | -327 | - |
| 1970 | 1,749 | -194 | - |
| 1980 | 1,664 | -85 | |
| 1990 | 1,822 | 158 | - |
| 1991 | 1,731 | - | - |
| 1996 | 1,735 | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,833 | - | 32.73/km² |
| 2002 | 1,801 | - | - |
| 2003 | 1,857 | - | - |
| 2004 | 1,877 | - | 33.03/km² |
| 2005 | 1,913 | - | - |
Fuencaliente de la Palma has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares plazas.
| Northwest: Los Llanos de Aridane | North: El Paso | Northeast: Villa de Mazo |
| West: Atlantic Ocean | Fuencaliente de la Palma | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: Atlantic Ocean |
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