Santa Cruz de la Palma

Spain / Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Santa Cruz de la Palma /
 city, municipality
Santa Cruz de la Palma (Spanish for the Holy Cross of La Palma) is located on the eastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second largest city (after Los Llanos de Aridane) and is the capital of the island. Santa Cruz de La Palma is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island and is located north of the La Palma Airport. It is located along an old lava flow coming out from the Caldereta (small caldera) a volcano located just south of the city.

The population of the municipality is 17,265 (2001 census)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_La_Palma
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Coordinates:   28°41'4"N   17°46'4"W