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Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 8,945 in 2018,[1] and the area is 113.59 square kilometres (43.86 sq mi).[1]
San Sebastián de La Gomera | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 28°5′32″N 17°6′36″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Canary Islands |
Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
Island | La Gomera |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adasat Reyes Herrera (Agrupación Socialista Gomera (ASG)) |
Area | |
• Total | 113.59 km2 (43.86 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 8,945 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1)) |
Postal code | 38880 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife) |
Website | Town Hall |
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 Del Quinto Centenario.
On 6 September, 1492, Christopher Columbus, having restocked his provisions and made repairs, departed from San Sebastián de La Gomera on his first expedition to the Americas.[3]
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