BARLOVENTO, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE

'Barlovento'
Map
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Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	La Palma
Area:	35.79 km² some reads 44.68 km²
Population:	2,350 ''(2001)''
Population density:	65.66/km²
Length of coastline	6.43 km
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 325 m near Caldera do Taburiente
Postal code:	E-38726
Location:	28.81667/28°49' N lat. 17.9/17°54' W long.
Municipal code:	E-38007
Car designation:	TF
Politics
Mayor:	Lázaro Brito Hernández (CC) 1st term

'Barlovento' (Spanish for leeward) 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 linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island and is located north of the La Palma Airport.
The population is 2,350 (ISTAC, 2004), its density is 65.66/km², some read 52.6/km² and the area is 35.79 km²/3,579 ha, some shows 44.68 km². The elevation is 325 m.
Farmlands dominate the central part as well as the coastline, forests dominate the southwestern and the mountainous parts. The majority of the population are rural and a few are urban.
Residential houses is in the mountainous area and is aligned with a main road and are surrounded with beautiful ''laurisilva'' forests along with other trees and grasslands as well. The Atlantic Ocean can be seen directly to the northeast offering small views of other islands including La Gomera.

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Historical population

Other

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Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Density
1991	2,644	-	-
1996	2,488	-	-
2001	2,382	-	54.13/km²
2002	2,378	-	-
2003	2,367	-	66.13/km²
2004	2,350	-	65.66/km²

Unlike the southern municipalities, this municipality Barlovento has saw a population trend slowly going downward.

Other

Barlovento has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares ''plazas''.

External links

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google

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★ Satellite images: Google

★ Coordinates:

See also

★ La Gomera

★ List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

	'North:' ''Atlantic Ocean''
'West:' Garafía	'Barlovento'	'East:' ''Atlantic Ocean''
'Southwest:'El Paso	'South:' San Andrés y Sauces