Tijarafe

Tijarafe
Municipality
Tijarafe Location in Canary Islands
Coordinates: 28°42′40″N 17°57′20″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) an the aurie is 53.76 km². 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.

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	2,195
1996	2,658
2001	2,730
2002	2,765
2003	2,687
2004	2,666
2008	2,757
2009	2,768
2013	2,776

See an aw

• Leet o municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife