Breña Alta (Spanish for Upper Breña) is a municipality on the eastern side of the island of La Palma, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The ayuntamiento (municipal office) is in the town of San Pedro, at 350 m above sea-level, and only 9 km south of the island's capital Santa Cruz de la Palma . Breña Alta lies on the main highway encircling the island, just north of La Palma Airport. Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and Breña Baja.
Breña Alta has a fishing port, an artificial beach at Bajamar, and an industrial area. The municipality is known for its tobacco production. There is a 100-year-old dracaena tree near San Isidro. There is also a zoo called Maroparque.
Subdivisions The municipality has 13 subdivisions, or "parishes" (population figures from 2005):
Bajamar Botazo (pop: 389) Breña (pop: 509) Buenavista de Abajo (pop: 484) Buenavista de Arriba (pop: 605) La Cuesta (pop: 684) Las Letas (pop: 464) El Llanito (pop: 758) Miranda (pop: 711) San Isidro San Pedro (municipal seat) (pop: 2,434) El Socorro Las Vueltas
Historical population Year Population 1900 2,589 1910 2,863 1920 3,078 1930 3,437 1940 3,843 1950 4,049 1960 4,762 1970 4,290 1981 4,792 1990 5,467 1991 5,432 1996 5,816 2001 5,715 2002 6,396 2003 6,665 2004 6,847 2005 7,039 2006 7,158 2007 7,184 2013 7,455
See also List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
References
External links City Hall