Puntagorda
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| Autonomous region: | Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... |
| Province: | Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province) Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife also Province of Santa Cruz is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma, and... |
| Island: | La Palma La Palma La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands... |
| Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... : |
31.1 km², some reads 30.91 km² |
| Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... : |
2,108 (2009) |
| Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... : |
67.78/km² |
| Length of coastline | 8.8 km |
| Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .... : Lowest: Centre: Highest: |
Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... 600 m near Caldera de Taburiente (south) |
| Postal code: | E-38789 |
| Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... : |
28.85/28°45' N lat. 17.9667/17°58' W long. |
| Municipal code: | E-38016 |
| Car designation: | TF |
| Website: | www.puntagorda.es (in Spanish, tourism section in English) |
Puntagorda (first part, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for point, second part Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for fat/plump/large) is a municipality in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife also Province of Santa Cruz is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma, and...
. It is situated on the northwestern coast of the island of La Palma
La Palma
La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands...
. Puntagorda is linked with the highway that encircles the whole island and is located northwest of Santa Cruz de la Palma
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Santa Cruz de la Palma is located on the eastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second largest city and is the capital of the island...
and NW of the La Palma Airport.
The population is 2,108 (ISTAC, 2009), its density is 67.78/km² and the area is 31.1 km²/3,110 ha. The elevation of the village is around 600 m. The elevation of the municipality varies from sea level to over 1000 m.
Farmlands dominate the middle altitudes around the village, mainly smallholdings and orange
Orange (fruit)
An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
and avocado
Avocado
The avocado is a tree native to Central Mexico, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel...
orchards. Above the village are the vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s producing the local Traviesa wine which won a Spanish national gold medal in 2004. Further up the slopes of the Caldera de Taburiente are forests of Canary Island pine
Canary Island Pine
Pinus canariensis, the Canary Island Pine, is a species in the genus Pinus, family Pinaceae, native and endemic to the outer Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a subtropical pine and does not tolerate low temperatures or hard frost, surviving temperatures down to about −6 to...
. The steep cliffs of the coastline are a protected area of outstanding natural beauty. There is access to a small seawater pool via 460 steps.
Puntagorda is well known for its almond trees
Almond
The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...
which blossom in January and February. The festival of the flowering almonds is held every year at the end of January or beginning of February.
There is a farmers market every weekend with fresh local produce in the Mercadillo.
The postcode is 38789.
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1991 | 1,802 | - | - |
| 1996 | 1,798 | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,675 | - | 54.03/km² |
| 2002 | 1,823 | - | - |
| 2003 | 1,789 | - | 57.52/km² |
| 2004 | 1,708 | - | 54.91/km² |
| 2005 | 1,795 | - | 57.72/km² |
| 2006 | 1,962 | - | 63.09/km² |
| 2007 | 1,974 | - | 63.47/km² |
| 2008 | 1,955 | - | 62.86/km² |
| 2009 | 2,108 | - | 67.78/km² |
The population between 1991 and 2001 fell but it recovered in 2002 reached above the 1991 level, fell after the 2002 census and is steadily increasing (2006-2009).
Other
Puntagorda has a few schools, a lyceum, a creche, medical center, dentist, a church and an old church(templo), a tiny beach, a small port, a post office, library, 2 internet cafes, shops, 3 small supermarkets, bars, 3 restaurants and a few squares plazaPlaza
Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be...
s.
There is also a popular swimming pool which was built by some of the local expert craftsmen.
External links
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
- Satellite images: Google
- Coordinates: 28°45′0"N 17°58′0"W
- Puntagorda Council Tourism website