Tazacorte is a municipality situated on the western coast of the island of La Palma. La Palma forms part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which is in the Canary Islands. Tazacorte is connected to both of the major roadways on the island, that which encircles the island as well as a road that crosses the island roughly at its center. The population of Tazacorte is 5,797 (ISTAC, 2004), its density is 514.37/km² and the area is 11/27 km²/1,127 ha.

The average elevation is 60 m. The name of inhabitants are known as Bagañete. Farmlands, almost exclusively bananas, occupy as much as 85 percent 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[1]. The postcode is 38770. The population between 1991 and 1996 grew but in 2001 fell to 5,062 but it recuperated not to the 1996 population but at 6,180 but fell afterwards and a little more in the 2004 census. Tazacorte has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares plazas. Graphic sourced with thanks from Paradies-lapalma.de/pix/tazacorte.jpg

Wikipedia articles for Tazacorte

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