Puntagorda

This article covers the place on La Palma. For further meanings see Punta Gorda (disambiguation) .

Puntagorda municipality
coat of arms	Map of the Canary Islands
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Canary Islands
Province :	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Coordinates	28 ° 45 ′  N , 17 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 45 ′  N , 17 ° 58 ′  W
Height :	722  msnm
Area :	31.10 km²
Residents :	2,110 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	67.85 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	38789
Municipality number  ( INE ):	38029
administration
Website :	www.puntagorda.es
Location of the municipality

Puntagorda is one of the 14 communities on the Canary Island of La Palma . The administrative center is the town of the same name, while El Pinar is the largest town.

geography

Barranco de Izcagua, north slope with the town of Las Tricias in the municipality of Garafía .

Puntagorda is located in the northwest of La Palma and borders in the north with the Barranco de Izcagua on the municipality of Garafía and in the south with the Barranco de Garome on the municipality of Tijarafe . The community is characterized by agricultural vegetable growing, species-rich vegetation and a large number of almond trees . The village of Puntagorda is the administrative center in a gently sloping area at about 600 meters above sea level. The climate is dry and sunny, with a lot of rainfall in winter.

history

town hall

The indigenous people ( Benahoaritas ) left significant traces in the remains of buildings and caves (pictures, piles of stones, canals and pots).

The first town arose in the San Mauro area in the 16th century . One of the first churches in the Canary Islands was built here and already received benefices . The largely Portuguese population made San Mauro their patron saint. They cleared the Canary Islands pine to turn the land into arable fields. They also ran cattle and built cisterns for water supply. The place had its own granary for storing grain. The original location was abandoned and moved to another, higher location. It is located between the centers of Cuatro Caminos , El Pinar , Fagundo and El Roque .

The unfavorable political and economic conditions at the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century forced many residents to leave the island or move to other communities. Today, a large proportion of the population is foreign and has seen moderate growth that has made its residents somewhat more affluent.

Places of the community

The population figures in brackets are from 2013.

• El Pinar (1,114)
• Puntagorda (463)
• Fagundo (317)
• El Roque (163)

Population development

year population change 1900 1,341 1910 1,359 + 18 1920 1,508 + 149 1930 1,633 + 125 1940 1,531 - 102 1950 1,706 + 175 1960 1,593 - 113

year population change 1970 1,287 - 306 1981 1,187 - 100 1990 1,692 + 505 2001 1,802 + 110 2005 1,795 - 7th 2013 2,057 + 262

Interesting places

Typical landscape of the high-altitude community with a dragon tree

• El Fayal : A forest with pines and undergrowth of tree heather (Gagelstrauch). There is a recreation park and sports facilities here.
• Mirador de Miraflores : Viewpoint on the mountain of the same name
• Church of San Mauro Abad : built at the beginning of the 16th century, it contains valuable paintings
• Two windmills have been preserved in the community as witnesses to the past .
• The Izcagua Gorge and large parts of the steep coast are part of a nature reserve. The vegetation consists mainly of tabaiba and milkweed plants , both of which are endemic plants here .
• The old dragon trees near El Roque

Web links

Commons : Puntagorda  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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1. ↑ 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).
2. ^ Puntagorda village, El Pino. In: islalapalma.com . Retrieved March 29, 2020 (English, Dutch).
3. ↑ Palmeros en el Mundo - Puntagorda
4. ↑ INEbase (database of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística)