San Sebastián de La Gomera explained

San Sebastián de La Gomera
Translit Lang1 Type:Spanish
Translit Lang1 Info:San Sebastián de La Gomera
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
Coordinates:28.0922°N -17.11°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Subdivision Type3:Island
Subdivision Name3:La Gomera
Leader Party:Agrupación Socialista Gomera (ASG)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Adasat Reyes Herrera
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:113.59
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:CEST (GMT +1)
Utc Offset1 Dst:+1
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:38880
Area Code:+34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife)
Website:Town Hall

San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 8,945 in 2018, and the area is 113.59km2.[1]

The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. Streets include Calle Real and F. Olsen. A bus station named Estación de Guaguas is used for bus lines throughout the island; it is located on Avenida Del Quinto Centenario.

History

On 6 September, 1492, Christopher Columbus, having restocked his provisions and made repairs, departed from San Sebastián de La Gomera on his first expedition to the Americas.

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  1. http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/jaxi-istac/menu.do?uripub=urn:uuid:fbc0bdc8-cacb-43b8-a5cb-a93f745dcff6 Instituto Canario de Estadística