Breña Baja

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
Municipality
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Breña Baja
Location in Canary Islands
Breña Baja
Breña Baja (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°38′N 17°46′W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Canary Islands
Province Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island La Palma
Area
 • Total14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Elevation300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total5,498
 • Density390/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

The 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
YearPopulation[3]
19001,816
19102,001
19201,859
19302,042
19402,364
19502,405
19602,505
19702,632
19803,363
19903,418
19913,354
19963,746
20013,621
20024,113
20034,187
20044,186
20054,355
20064,470
20074,708
20135,523
La Palma's Airport

See also

References
  1. "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. "ISTAC "Instituto Canario de Estadistica"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
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