Breña Baja | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Pushpin Map: | Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Canary Islands |
Coordinates: | 28.6333°N -63°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: | 14.2 |
Elevation M: | 300 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Breña Baja (Spanish for Lower Breña) is a municipality on the eastern side of the island of La Palma, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The ayuntamiento (municipal office) is in the town of San José with an elevation of 300 m. Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and Breña Baja.
La Palma's second largest resort, Los Cancajos, is on the coast. Part of La Palma Airport (formerly Mazo Airport) is located in the municipality.
The municipality has 8 subdivisions, or "parishes" (population figures from 2005):
Year | Population[2] | |
---|---|---|
1900 | 1,816 | |
1910 | 2,001 | |
1920 | 1,859 | |
1930 | 2,042 | |
1940 | 2,364 | |
1950 | 2,405 | |
1960 | 2,505 | |
1970 | 2,632 | |
1980 | 3,363 | |
1990 | 3,418 | |
1991 | 3,354 | |
1996 | 3,746 | |
2001 | 3,621 | |
2002 | 4,113 | |
2003 | 4,187 | |
2004 | 4,186 | |
2005 | 4,355 | |
2006 | 4,470 | |
2007 | 4,708 | |
2013 | 5,523 |