La Palma

This airticle is aboot ane o the Canary Islands. For ither similar names, see Palma.

La Palma

Banner o La Palma
Geografie
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	28°40′N 17°52′W
Airchipelagae	Canary Islands
Aurie	706 km2 (273 sq mi)
Heichest elevation	2,426 m (7,959 ft)
Heichest point	Roque de los Muchachos
Admeenistration
Spain
Autonomous Commonty	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Lairgest settlement	Los Llanos de Aridane (pop. 21,145 (2011))
Demografics
Population	86,528 (2008)
Pop. density	122 /km2 (316 /sq mi)

La Palma (Spaingie pronunciation: [la ˈpalma]) is the maist north-wasterly o the Canary Islands, Africa. La Palma haes a aurie o 706 km² makkin it the fift lairgest o the seiven main Canary Islands. The total population is aboot 86,000, o which 18,000 (2003 data) live in the caipital, Santa Cruz de La Palma an aboot 20,000 (2004 data) in Los Llanos de Aridane.

In 1815, the German geologist Leopold von Buch visitit the Canary Islands. It wis as a result o his visit tae La Palma an Tenerife where he visitit the Las Cañadas an Taburiente calderas, that the Spainyie wird for cauldron - "caldera" - wis introducit intae the Inglis leid geological vocabular. La Palma haes "Sister Ceety" status wi El Dorado Hills, Californie, Unitit States.

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Tourism Wabsteid
• Offeecial La Palma Wabsteid (Spainyie)
• La Palma - The official website of the Canary Islands
• La Palma's On-line Community with Tourist Information
• La Palma Tourist Guide (in English)