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Tazacorte is a town and a municipality on the island of La Palma, Province of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is near the coast, in the western part of the island. The population of the municipality is 4,600 (2018) and the area is 11.37 km2. The average elevation is 60 m. Tazacorte is 2 km southwest of Los Llanos de Aridane and 17 km west of the island capital Santa Cruz de La Palma. The inhabitants are known as Bagañetes.

Key facts

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Tazacorte
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Municipality
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RK 1202 1020442 Puerto de Tazacorte.jpg
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The port of Tazacorte
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Tazacorte escudo.png
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La Palma municipio Tazacorte.svg
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Location in La Palma
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Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
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Location in the Canary Islands
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Country
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Spain
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Autonomous community
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Canary Islands
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Province
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Tenerife
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Island
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La Palma

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Tazacorte
Country
Spain
Continent
Europe
Population
4549
Area
11.37
Elevation
107
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Atlantic Ocean
Shares border with
Los Llanos de Aridane
Official website
www.tazacorte.es
Image
Tazacorte, en La Palma (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España).jpg
Licence plate code
TF
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Commons category
Tazacorte
postal code
38779
male population
2342
female population
2233
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 20th century
  • Demography
  • Population by nucleus
  • See also
  • References

Tazacorte is a town and a municipality on the island of La Palma, Province of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is near the coast, in the western part of the island. The population of the municipality is 4,600 (2018) and the area is 11.37 km2. The average elevation is 60 m. Tazacorte is 2 km southwest of Los Llanos de Aridane and 17 km west of the island capital Santa Cruz de La Palma. The inhabitants are known as Bagañetes.

Farmlands, producing almost exclusively bananas, occupy as much as 85% of the land area of Tazacorte. The widespread use, and occasional continued misuse, of insecticides has led to significant concern, as cancer rates for residents is higher than national statistics.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tazacorte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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