San Sebastián de La Gomera
Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 9,584 in 2023,[3] 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 (1 January 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 9,584 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/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 what he thought were the Indies not knowing that the Americas were what he eventually discovered.[4]
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