Frontera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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La Frontera
—  Municipality  —

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Coordinates: 27°45′0″N 18°0′0″W / 27.75°N 18°W / 27.75; -18Coordinates: 27°45′0″N 18°0′0″W / 27.75°N 18°W / 27.75; -18
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Canary Islands
Province  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island  El Hierro
Area[1]
 • Total 84.20 km2 (32.5 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 300 m (984 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 4,009
 • Density 47.6/km2 (123.3/sq mi)
Postal code E-38911

La Frontera (Spanish meaning "frontier" or "border") is the westernmost municipality in El Hierro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Canary Islands, Spain. It is situated on the western coast of El Hierro. Until 2007, Frontera was one of the two municipalities in population that was larger than the island capital. Since 2007, the Southern part of the territory of Frontera has formed the new municipality of El Pinar. Frontera is linked with the highway that encircles the whole island. The nearest small airport is around the area. The port is located downhill from the municipal seat.

Farmlands dominate the valley areas as well as the coastline, forests dominate the central parts part as well as grasslands and bushes in the highlands, a volcanic cone is located to the east.


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[edit] Sites of interest

  • Punta de la Orchilla - a lighthouse situated near the municipality. The lighthouse was first constructed to represent the old meridian. It used to mark the meridian line or the 0 degree-line at the lighthouse which was put by the French in 1634. Many 16th and 17th century maps had the meridian facing at Punta de la Orchilla until 1885 when the meridian since that time moved east to Greenwich during the conference in Washington D.C.. Before the meridian change, El Hierro was known as Isla del Meridiano (Meridian Island).

[edit] Historical population

Lighthouse of Orchilla
Virgen de los Reyes hermitage
Phoenicean Juniper (Juniperus phoenicea) at El Sabinar, El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain)
Mirador de la Peña, El Hierro
Year Population Change Density
1991 3,612 - -
1996 4,409 - -
2001 4,455 - 27/km²
2002 5,359 - -
2003 5,435 - 32.93/km²
2004 5,231 - 31.65/km²

[edit] Other

Frontera has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares plazas.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/territorio_ambiente/territorio/territorio_1_1_9.html. 
  2. ^ "Población en Canarias. El Hierro. 1-1-2009." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/poblacion/datos_basicos/cop/2009/tabla_8.html. 

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North: Atlantic Ocean
West: Atlantic Ocean Frontera East: Valverde
South: Atlantic Ocean
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La Palma
La Gomera
El Hierro
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