San Sebastián de La Gomera

San Sebastián de La Gomera
Municipality

San Sebastián de La Gomera

Coat of arms

Location San Sebastián in La Gomera
Coordinates: 28°5′32″N 17°6′36″W / 28.09222°N 17.11000°W / 28.09222; -17.11000Coordinates: 28°5′32″N 17°6′36″W / 28.09222°N 17.11000°W / 28.09222; -17.11000
Country  Spain
Autonomous Community  Canary Islands
Province Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island La Gomera
Government
 • Mayor Ángel Luis Castilla Herrera (PSOE)
Area[1]
 • Total 113.59 km2 (43.86 sq mi)
Population (2013)[2]
 • Total 8,699
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (GMT +1) (UTC+1)
Postal code 38880
Area code(s) +34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife)
Website Town Hall

San Sebastián de la Gomera is the capital of and municipality on La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 8,699 in 2013,[2] and the area is 113.59 square kilometres (43.86 sq mi).[1]

The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. Streets include Calle Real and F. Olsen. A bus station named Estación de Guaguas is used for bus lines throughout the island; it is located on Avenida Quinta Centenario.

History

The area was inhabited by the Guanches before the arrival of the Spanish. Hernán Peraza arrived in 1440. Christopher Columbus stopped at the harbour on 6 September 1492 before heading to India but arrived in America instead. The building in which Columbus stayed whilst on the island is now a museum.

Historical population

Year Population
1991 5,606
1996 6,199
2001 6,618
2002 7,138
2003 6,902
2004 7,984
2013 8,699

Sites of interest in the town

Municipality

Apart from the town of San Sebastián the municipality includes the settlements of

The municipality also includes these sites of interest:

Economy

The economy of San Sebastián de La Gomera is centered on the functions of the capital and its port, as well as in the public sector, particularly in the transportation, trading, and tourism of Tenerife.

Tourism

The port serves as a hub for tourists arriving in ferries from the nearby island of Tenerife. The main ferry companies are Fred. Olsen Express and Naviera Armas.

In Puntallana is the chapel of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the island of La Gomera.

The relatively quiet island is only a short 35 minute hop from nearby Tenerife, which is almost always visible from La Gomera.

San Sebastián de la Gomera, with the towering volcano Teide in the background on the island of Tenerife

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for San Sebastian de la Gomera.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Sebastián de La Gomera.

References

  1. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística, population
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