El Paso | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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  El Paso Location in Canary Islands | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′N 17°53′W / 28.650°N 17.883°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Canary Islands |
| Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island | La Palma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135.92 km2 (52.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,543 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
El Paso, also known as Ciudad de El Paso, is a Spanish municipality located on the island of La Palma, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Geographically it is located in the center of the island of La Palma, covering to the west with the Caldera de Taburiente, part of the Aridane Valley, the Cumbre Nueva and the Cumbre Vieja. It is on the surface the largest municipality of the island, being the only one of the 14 municipalities of La Palma that lacks coastal strip. In 2016 it had a population of 7457 inhabitants.[3]
The nucleus of population had to have its origins in the pre-Hispanic stage of the island. Almost certainly, because of the engravings found in the area, it consisted of a first moment in a temporary settlement of Benahoarite shepherds.[4] During the colonization and almost throughout the Modern Age the present territory of the municipality was administratively part of the Aridane Valley. In 1837, under the reign of Alfonso XII, the municipality obtained the title of City, segregating of the Los Llanos de Aridane.[5]
At the summit of the municipality is the oldest canarian pine in the world, with an estimated age of more than 1000 years.[6]
- ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "INEbase. CONSUL". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Estrategias Sociales en La explotación del territorio entre los Benhaoaritas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "El Paso, de una 'tierna venganza' a ciudad centenaria". eldia.es (in European Spanish). 26 August 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "El pino más viejo de Canarias tiene achaques". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017.