La Palma
One of the main islands of the Canary archipelago, Spain
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Summary
La Palma is a volcanic island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of volcanic island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,258 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[6]
- Capital: Santa Cruz de La Palma[7]
- Official language: Spanish[8]
- Currency: euro[9]
- Location: Atlantic Ocean[10]
- Part of: Canary Islands[11]
- Commons category: La Palma[12]
- Highest point: Roque de los Muchachos[13]
- Located in/on physical feature: Canary Islands[14]
- Official website: http://www.cabildodelapalma.es[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Palma[16]
- Commons gallery: La Palma[17]
- Population: 85,104[18], 86,194[19]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[20], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[25]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in La Palma[27]
- Demonym: palmero[28], palmera[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from La Palma[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 2426 m[31]
- Area: 708.3 km²[32]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of La Palma[33]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Teide from La Palma[34], Category:Views of La Palma[35]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for La Palma include La Palma Airport[36], an airport[37], in Spain[38], founded in 1970[39] and Palmero cheese[40].
Why It Matters
La Palma has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include La Palma Airport[36], an airport[37], in Spain[38], founded in 1970[39] and Palmero cheese[40].