El Pinar, Canary Islands

El Pinar
Municipality

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Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Canary Islands
Province  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island  El Hierro
Area[1]
 • Total 80.66 km2 (31.14 sq mi)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 1,888
 • Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Climate Csb

El Pinar (Spanish: El Pinar de El Hierro) is a Spanish municipality on the island of El Hierro (nicknamed Isla del Meridiano, the "Meridian Island"), Canary Islands. It was created in 2007.

Sites of interest

At the western end of El Pinar is the Punta Orchilla lighthouse which was completed in 1933.

Punta Orchilla lighthouse

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).
  2. ↑ "Población en Canarias. El Hierro. 1-1-2009." (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC).

Coordinates: 27°45′05″N 17°58′48″W / 27.75139°N 17.98000°W / 27.75139; -17.98000

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