Barlovento, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Barlovento (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°49′0″N17°48′0″W / 28.81667°N 17.80000°W / 28.81667; -17.80000
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous Community Flag of the Canary Islands.svg  Canary Islands
Province Provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Escudo.svg  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
IslandFlag of La Palma with CoA.svg  La Palma
Area
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  Total43.55 km2 (16.81 sq mi)
Elevation
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548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total1,855
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Climate 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)

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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.

Historical population

YearPopulation
19703,286
19812,772
19912,644
19962,488
20012,382
20022,378
20032,367
20042,350
20072,383
20132,085
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Barlovento village

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