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'Garafía'
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Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	La Palma
Area:	102.99 km², some reads 103.7 km²
Population:	1,948 ''(2001)''
Population density:	18.78/km²
Length of coastline	25.5 km
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 400 m near Caldera de Taburiente (south)
Postal code:	E-38787
Location:	28.81667/28°49' N lat. 17.91667/17°55' W long.
Municipal code:	E-38016
Car designation:	TF

'Garafía' is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is situated on the northern coast of the island of La Palma. The capital of the municipality is 'Santo Domingo'. Other villages are ''Las Tricias'', ''Juan Adalid'', ''Don Pedro'', ''El Tablado'', ''La Mata'', ''San Antonio del Monte'' and ''Franceses''.
The population is 1,948 (ISTAC, 2004), its density is 19.4/km² and the area is 102.99 km²/10,299 ha. The elevation from 0 at the coast to 2545m at the Roque de los Muchachos.
Farmlands dominate the northern and the central parts as well as the coastline, forests dominate the southern parts as well as mountains to the south, grasslands also cover parts of the central, the northern and the southern parts. The majority of the population are rural and a few are urban.
At the highest point of the municipality lies Roque de los Muchachos which hosts a famous observatory named the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, run by the IAC and international collaborators.
Traditionally the villages had problems with communications and isolation which caused development problems and the population loss. Nevertheless, it preserved the rural characteristics and its ecology, that it has a great potential in rural tourism. It is a most stunning place.
The postcode is 38787.

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Historical population

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Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Density
1991	2,013	-	-
1996	2,002	-	-
2001	1,795	-	17.42/km²
2002	2,002	-	-
2003	1,998	-	119.35/km²
2004	1,948	-	18.78/km²

The population between 1991 and 2001 fell falling below the 2,000 mark in 1996 but it recovered in the 2002 reached above 2,000 again but plummeted to 1,948 in 2004 and dropped below 2,000 again.

Other

Garafía has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares (''plazas'').

External links

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google

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★ Satellite images: Google

★ Coordinates:

Santo Domingo - seat of Garafía

Hiscaguán, the north coast of La Palma

Hiscaguán, the north coast of La Palma

See also

★ La Palma

★ List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

	'North:' ''Atlantic Ocean''
'West:' ''Atlantic Ocean''	'Garafía'	'East:' Barlovento
	'South:' Puntagorda and El Paso