Tazacorte

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Tazacorte
Municipality
The port of Tazacorte
Flag Coat of arms
Location in La Palma
Tazacorte Location in the Canary Islands Show map of Canary Islands Tazacorte Tazacorte (Spain, Canary Islands) Show map of Spain, Canary Islands
Coordinates: 28°38′30″N 17°56′0″W / 28.64167°N 17.93333°W / 28.64167; -17.93333
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Tenerife
Island	La Palma
Area [1]
• Total	11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	4,600
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)

Tazacorte is a town and a municipality on the island of La Palma, Province of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is near the coast, in the western part of the island. The population of the municipality is 4,600 (2018)^[3] and the area is 11.37 km².^[1] The average elevation is 60 m. Tazacorte is 2 km southwest of Los Llanos de Aridane and 17 km west of the island capital Santa Cruz de La Palma. The inhabitants are known as Bagañetes.

Farmlands, producing almost exclusively bananas, occupy as much as 85% of the land area of Tazacorte. The widespread use, and occasional continued misuse, of insecticides has led to significant concern, as cancer rates for residents is higher than national statistics.^[4]