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.
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.