Breña Alta (
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for Upper Breña) is a municipality on the eastern side of the island of
La Palma
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, in the province of
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (; locally ), commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and one of the capitals of the Canary Islands, along with Las Palmas. Santa Cruz has a ...
, in the
Canary Islands
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. The
ayuntamiento
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(municipal office) is in the town of San Pedro, at 350 m above sea-level, and only 9 km south of the island's capital
Santa Cruz de la Palma . Breña Alta lies on the main highway encircling the island, just north of
La Palma Airport. Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and
Breña Baja.
Breña Alta has a fishing port, an artificial beach at Bajamar, and an industrial area. The municipality is known for its
tobacco
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production. There is a 100-year-old
dracaena tree near San Isidro. There is also a zoo called
Maroparque.
Subdivisions
The municipality has 13 subdivisions, or "parishes" (population figures from 2005):
*Bajamar
*Botazo (pop: 389)
*Breña (pop: 509)
*Buenavista de Abajo (pop: 484)
*Buenavista de Arriba (pop: 605)
*La Cuesta (pop: 684)
*Las Letas (pop: 464)
*El Llanito (pop: 758)
*Miranda (pop: 711)
*San Isidro
*San Pedro (municipal seat) (pop: 2,434)
*El Socorro
*Las Vueltas
Historical population
See also
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List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
This is a list of the 54 municipalities in the provinces of Spain, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province), Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain - 31 on Tenerife Island, 14 on La Palma Island, 6 on ...
References
External links
City Hall
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Municipalities in La Palma