Alajeró
| Alajeró municipality | |||
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 The valley of the municipality of Alajeró
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| coat of arms | Map of the Canary Islands | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Canary Islands | ||
| Province : | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | ||
| Island: | La Gomera | ||
| Coordinates | 28 ° 4 ′ N , 17 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 810 msnm | ||
| Area : | 49.42 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,017 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 40.81 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | E – 38810 (Playa de Santiago) E – 38811 (Barranco de Santigo) E – 38812 (Alajeró) E – 38813 (Antoncojo) |
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| Municipality number ( INE ): | 38003 | ||
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| Mayor : | Manuel Ramón Plasencia Barroso ( PSOE ) (as of 2007) | ||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Plaza del Pueblo, 86 38812 - Alajeró |
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Alajeró is one of the six municipalities on the Canary Island of La Gomera . The town of Alajeró, which is also the administrative center, is located high in the mountains above the town of Playa Santiago , which is partly part of the municipality of Alajeró and San Sebastián de La Gomera .
history
The municipality of Alajeró is located in the part of the historical indigenous areas Hipalán and Orone .
The founding of the larger town of Playa Santiago can be traced back to fishermen who settled there due to the good fishing opportunities and built fish canning factories there as well as buildings to repair the ships.
economy
In winter, the community is often in the cloud fog. The residents took advantage of this in the past by sowing grain and legumes with the first rains in November, which were then harvested in May. Commercial agriculture has since been practically abandoned. Since an agricultural crisis in the 1960s and 1970s, rural exodus began, so that the smaller villages are partly completely deserted and a lot of land lies fallow. The fish factory in Playa Santiago also had to be closed.
Today, moderate tourism brings a little prosperity , also thanks to the small island airport opened in 1999 .
Interesting places
- Iglesia San Salvador del Mundo from 1512 with a wooden statue of Christ from this period. There is also a sculptural work from the 17th century.
- Ermita San Isidro on the top of the 807 meter high Roque Calvario with a panoramic view of the south coast of La Gomera. Stones are set as a reminder that the ancient Canarians were already at this place.
- The small Ermita del Buen Paso is located above the town of Alajeró . In mid-September, on the name day of the patron saint, the island's largest pilgrimage takes place.
- Gomera's only wild dragon tree (Drago de Agalán) is located in a side valley.
- Pastrana watermill
Places of the community
The population figures in brackets are from 2007.
- Alajeró (576)
- Antoncojo (78)
- Aguayoda (44)
- Barranco de Santiago or Guarimiar (55)
- Imada (152)
- Playa de Santiago (1,159)
- Quise (9)
- Targa (69)
- Benchijigua
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
