Tazacorte
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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	La Palma
Area:	11.37 km², some reads 11.27 km²
Population:	5,797 (2001)
Population density:	514.37/km²
Length of coastline	8.8 km
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 60 m valley area (northern part)
Postal code:	E-38770
Location:	28.61667/28°37' N lat. 17.91667/17°55' W long.
Municipal code:	E-38045
Name of inhabitants:	Bagañete
Car designation:	TF

Tazacorte is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is situated on the western coast of the island of La Palma. Tazacorte is linked with the highway that encircles the whole island as well as a road to the eastern half of the island and is located west of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and WNW of the Las Palmas Airport. Image File history File links LP_Tazacorte. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... Jump to: navigation, search This article discusses one of the Canary Islands. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... Postal codes were introduced in Spain in 1976, when CTT introduced automated sorting. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... Jump to: navigation, search This article discusses one of the Canary Islands. ... Jump to: navigation, search Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2003 population 220,022) is a Spanish city on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. ...

The population is 5,797 (ISTAC, 2004), its density is 514.37/km² and the area is 11/27 km²/1,127 ha. The elevation is 60 m. The name of inhabitants are known as Bagañete

Farmlands dominate the western and the central parts as well as the coastline, forests dominate the eastern part as well as grasslands, mountains and the valley of Aridane Valley with bushes at the cliffs and farmlands to the lower parts are to the north and to the east. The majority of the population are rural.

The postcode is 38750.

Historical population

The population between 1991 and 1996 grew but in 2001 fell to 5,062 but it recuperated not to the 1996 population but at 6,180 but fell afterwards and a little more in the 2004 census. Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other

Tazacorte has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares plazas. Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ...

External Links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
  • Satellite images: Google
• Coordinates: 28° 37′ 0″ N, 17° 55′ 0″ W

See also

• La Palma
• List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Tijarafe is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. ... Jump to: navigation, search Los Llanos de Aridane is a municipality in the Canary Islands on the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. ...