Hermigua

Hermigua
Hermigua
Municipality
	Hermigua's coast
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Hermigua on La Gomera
	Hermigua Location in the Canary Islands Hermigua Hermigua (Spain, Canary Islands)
	Coordinates: 28°10′02″N 17°11′32″W / 28.16722°N 17.19222°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	La Gomera
Area
• Total	39.67 km2 (15.32 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,805
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)

Hermigua is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. It is located 12 km northwest of the island's capital, San Sebastián de la Gomera. The Garajonay National Park covers the southern part of the municipality.

There are cedar forests in the area known as El Cedro. The valley was first inhabited by the Guanches and was known as Mulagua. The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of Valle Bajo.

Settlements

Valle Bajo divides the settlements of El Curato and El Palmerejo
Valle Alto divides the settlements of La Castellana and Playa Hermigua
El Cabo
Monteforte
Los Estanquillos
El Corralete
El Convento
La Cerca
Las Hoyetas
Caserío del Cedro

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	2,120
1996	2,150
2001	2,038
2002	2,151
2003	2,167
2004	2,176
2013	2,103

Sites of interest

Valle Alto, the first settlement in Hermigua: its neighbourhood "El Convento" features a Dominican church and monastery built 1611; another landmark is the Escuela popular
El Chorro waterfall
Los Telares Museum: contains handicrafts from the surrounding area
"Roques Pedro y Petra"
"El Curato"
"El Pescante" (The Old Davit)
"El Caserío del Cedro": a hamlet by the National Park in a small isolated valley
"Playa de La Caleta" (La Caleta Beach)
"Ermita de San Juan"
Mahona Natural Reserve

References

^ ^a ^b "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

[area-1] "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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