Breña Alta (
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for Upper Breña) is a municipality on the eastern side of the island of
La Palma
La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and officially San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly island of the Canary Islands, Spain. La Palma has an area of making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The ...
, in the province of
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (), is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and capital of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its admi ...
, in the
Canary Islands
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. The
ayuntamiento
''Ayuntamiento'' ()In other languages of Spain:
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(municipal office) is in the town of San Pedro, at 350 m above sea-level, and only 9 km south of the island's capital
Santa Cruz de la Palma
Santa Cruz de la Palma (Spanish for ''Holy Cross of La Palma'') is a city and a municipality on the east coast 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 ...
. Breña Alta lies on the main highway encircling the island, just north of
La Palma Airport
La Palma Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto de La Palma) is an airport located in Breña Baja and Villa de Mazo, south of the city of Santa Cruz de La Palma on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is operated by Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegac ...
. Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and
Breña Baja.
Breña Alta has a fishing port, an artificial beach at Bajamar, and an industrial area. The municipality is known for its
tobacco
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production. There is a 100-year-old
dracaena tree near San Isidro. There is also a zoo called
Maroparque.
Subdivisions
The municipality has 13 subdivisions, or "parishes" (population figures from 2005):
*Bajamar
*Botazo (pop: 389)
*Breña (pop: 509)
*Buenavista de Abajo (pop: 484)
*Buenavista de Arriba (pop: 605)
*La Cuesta (pop: 684)
*Las Letas (pop: 464)
*El Llanito (pop: 758)
*Miranda (pop: 711)
*San Isidro
*San Pedro (municipal seat) (pop: 2,434)
*El Socorro
*Las Vueltas
Historical population
See also
*
List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
This is a list of the 54 municipalities in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain - 31 on Tenerife Island, 14 on La Palma Island, 6 on La Gomera Island and 3 on El Hierro Island.
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References
External links
City Hall
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Municipalities in La Palma