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 Alto divides the settlements of El Curato and El Palmerejo Valle Bajo divides the settlements of La Castellana and Playa Hermigua El Cabo Monteforte El Estanquillo El Corralete La Cabezadas 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 "Museo Etnográfico de La Gomera" Ethnographic Museum of La Gomera "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" "Ermita de San José" Mahona Natural Reserve
See also List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
References
External links
La Gomera Tourist Office Hermigua Tourism Guide La Gomera Island blog