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Santa Cruz de la Palma | |
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 Santa Cruz de La Palma | |
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 Location of Santa Cruz de La Palma | |
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| Coordinates: 28°40′57″N 17°45′54″W / 28.68250°N 17.76500°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Canary Islands |
| Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island | La Palma |
| Founded | 3 May 1493 |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Juan José Neris Hernández (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.38 km2 (16.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,674 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Santacrucero,ra |
| Time zone | WET |
| • Summer (DST) | WEST |
| Postal code | 38700 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
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 city (after Los Llanos de Aridane) and is the capital of the island. It is along an old lava flow coming from the Caldereta (small caldera), a volcano just south of the city. Santa Cruz de La Palma has the privilege of having the first democratically elected town hall in Spain.
The population of the municipality is 16,330 (2013),[3] its area is 43.38 km2.[1] Around 13,000 people live within the city limits, with the remaining population residing in other settlements.
- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population