Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0Coastal village
Garafía is a municipality in the island of La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands). Located in the northwest of the island, in the middle of two whims of nature: the ravines of Franceses (by the North) bordering Barlovento and Izcagua by the South (born at the foot of the Roque de los Muchachos), bordering Punta Gorda. The administrative capital, home to the City Council, is called Santo Domingo; its parish church, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Luz dates back to the 16th century. Garafía has a length of 25.50 km coastline.
It covers an area of 103 square kilometers being the second largest municipality of the island of La Palma with an estimated population of 1,654 inhabitants (National Institute of Statistics, January 2012) population. Its administrative capital, Santo Domingo, where resides the City, is located at an altitude of 400 meters.
The climate in the coastal zone is smooth, with many windy days motivated by the impact of the trade winds in the area, most of the time being its very choppy sea. In the area of middle altitude called medianías, part of the territory in between 400 and 1200 meters over the sea level, very extensive, the temperature is colder, and is a place where the land is very rich. At this altitude is seen in the cool nights of Roque del Faro, Hoya Grande or Llano Negro, mild climate to the extent we drove south on Catela, El Castillo or Las Tricias.
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Garafía | €300/month |
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| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife | €2,297/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Garafía | €24,335/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 2 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.729/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 2 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.856/litre |
Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.
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