| Barlovento | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Canary Islands |
| Coordinates: | 28.8167°N -17.8°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Island |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 43.55 |
| Elevation M: | 548 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | E-38726 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Csa |
Barlovento (Spanish for windward) is a municipality in the northern part of the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, and a part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Barlovento is on the main highway which encircles the island. The land rises steeply from a small coastal plain, to the rim of the Caldera de Taburiente at Pico de la Cruz (2,350m)
The majority of the municipality is rural, with the only town being Barlovento, where the ayuntamiento (municipal office) is, at 548m above sea level. Being in the cloudier North East of the island, with a short, rocky, coastline, there is less tourism than other municipalities, although there are a number of casas rurales for rent. There is, however, a large recreation zone and campsite at the Laguna de Barlovento, an artificial reservoir, which is the largest area of freshwater on the island. There are also saltwater bathing pools, the Piscina Fajana, with a restaurant and other facilities at Punta del Corcho, near the Faro de Punta Complida lighthouse, at the North Eastern point of the island. There are beautiful laurisilva forests in the municipality.
The parish church of the town of Barlovento, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Barlovento, dates back to the 16th century and is a listed monument.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,286 | |
| 1981 | 2,772 | |
| 1991 | 2,644 | |
| 1996 | 2,488 | |
| 2001 | 2,382 | |
| 2002 | 2,378 | |
| 2003 | 2,367 | |
| 2004 | 2,350 | |
| 2007 | 2,383 | |
| 2013 | 2,085 |