Breña Alta

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Breña Alta
Municipality

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 28°38′N 17°46′W / 28.633°N 17.767°W / 28.633; -17.767Coordinates: 28°38′N 17°46′W / 28.633°N 17.767°W / 28.633; -17.767
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Canary Islands
Province  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island  La Palma
Area[1]
 • Total 30.82 km2 (11.90 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 7,337
 • Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)

Breña Alta (Spanish for Upper 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 Pedro, at 350 m above sea-level, and only 9 km south of the island's capital Santa Cruz de la Palma . Breña Alta lies on the main highway encircling the island, just north of La Palma Airport. Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and Breña Baja.

Breña Alta offers a panoramic view of La Gomera to the southeast. The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmland, while the mountainous areas are forested, or grassy in the west where much of the area has been deforested. The main industry is agriculture. Breña Alta has a fishing port, an artificial beach at Bajamar, and an industrial area. The municipality is known for its tobacco production.

Subdivisions

The municipality has 13 subdivisions, or "parishes" (population figures from 2005):

  • 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

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 -
1981 4,792 +502 -
1990 5,467 +675 -
1991 5,432 -35 -
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 +192 228.39/km²
2006 7,158 +119 232.25/km²
2007 7,184 +26 233.09/km²

Over the years, the population has steadily increased, except for a 10% drop between 1960 and 1970.
The 1991 and 2001 figures, taken from the census, are lower than the surrounding figures, taken from municipal records.[3]

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. There is a 100 year old dracaena tree near San Isidro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). 
  2. ↑ "Población en Canarias. La Palma. 1-1-2009." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). 
  3. ↑ ISTAC "Instituto Canario de Estadistica" (In Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2008 (See explanation on discussion page)

External links

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