Barlovento, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Barlovento
Municipality

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Location in La Palma
Barlovento

Location in Canary Islands

Coordinates: ES 28°49′0″N 17°48′0″W / 28.81667°N 17.80000°W / 28.81667; -17.80000Coordinates: ES 28°49′0″N 17°48′0″W / 28.81667°N 17.80000°W / 28.81667; -17.80000
Country  Spain
Autonomous Community  Canary Islands
Province  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island  La Palma
Area[1]
 • Total 43.55 km2 (16.81 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 2,363
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Climate Csa

Barlovento (Spanish for windward) is a municipality in the northern part of the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, and a part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Barlovento is on the main highway which encircles the island. The land rises steeply from a small coastal plain, to the rim of the Caldera de Taburiente at Pico de la Cruz (2,350m)

The majority of the municipality is rural, with the only town being Barlovento, where the ayuntamiento (municipal office) is, at 548m above sea level. Being in the cloudier North East of the island, with a short, rocky, coastline, there is less tourism than other municipalities, although there are a number of casas rurales for rent. There is, however, a large recreation zone and campsite at the Laguna de Barlovento, an artificial reservoir, which is the largest area of freshwater on the island. There are also saltwater bathing pools, the Piscina Fajana, with a restaurant and other facilities at Punta del Corcho, near the Faro de Punta Complida lighthouse, at the North Eastern point of the island. There are beautiful laurisilva forests in the municipality.

Historical population

Year Population
1970 3,286
1981 2,772
1991 2,644
1996 2,488
2001 2,382
2002 2,378
2003 2,367
2004 2,350
2007 2,383
2013 2,085
Barlovento village

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References

  1. 1 2 "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).
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