Valverde, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Valverde
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 27°48′0″N 17°55′0″W / 27.8°N 17.916667°W / 27.8; -17.916667Coordinates: 27°48′0″N 17°55′0″W / 27.8°N 17.916667°W / 27.8; -17.916667
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Canary Islands
Province  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island  El Hierro
Area[1]
 • Total 103.65 km2 (40.02 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 571 m (1,873 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 4,995
 • Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code E-38900


Valverde (Spanish meaning "green valley") is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located on the north-east part of El Hierro (the rest of the island being the municipalities of Frontera and El Pinar). The town of the same name serves as the island's official capital. It is both the smallest Canarian capital and the only one not located by the sea. The town's airport and seaport are both several km away on the island's east coast.

Pastureland and smallholdings dominate the central plateau area with pine and cloud forest at progressively higher elevations. The coastal areas and lower slopes are arid and mainly left to unimproved scrub and sparse grassland. Volcanism is prominent, with several cinder cones and areas of lava flow to be seen.

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[edit] Historical population

Year Population Change Density
2001 4,227 - 40.65/km²
2002 4,643 - -
2003 4,727 - 55.93/km²
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, Valverde
Charco Azul, Valverde
The Giant Lizard of El Hierro, endemic of this island

[edit] Other

Valverde has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares or 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: Frontera Valverde East: Atlantic Ocean
Southwest: Frontera South: Atlantic Ocean
Island capitals of the Canary Islands
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Flag of the Canary Islands
Province of Las Palmas
Municipalities of El Hierro
Flag of El Hierro
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