Tijarafe

Tijarafe
Tijarafe
	Municipality
	Tijarafe Location in Canary Islands
	Coordinates: 28°42′40″N 17°57′20″W / 28.71111°N 17.95556°WCoordinates: 28°42′40″N 17°57′20″W / 28.71111°N 17.95556°W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	La Palma
Area
• Total	53.76 km2 (20.76 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	2,776
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)

Tijarafe is a toun an a municipality on the island o La Palma, Province o Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is situatit in the northwastren pairt o the island. The population of the municipality is 2,776 (2013)^[2] an the aurie is 53.76 km².^[1] Tijarafe is 7 km northwast o Los Llanos de Aridane an 19 km wast o the island caipital Santa Cruz de La Palma.

The eastren border o the municipality is shapit bi the crater rim o the Caldera de Taburiente an its ootflow, the Barranco de las Angustias.

Tijarafe wis the name o ane o the twal auld auries whaur the Guanches uised tae settle afore the Spainyie conquest. It correspondit wi the present municipalities Tijarafe an Puntagorda.