Villa de Mazo

"Mazo" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Italian municipality of Mazzo.

Vila de Mazo
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Statistics
Autonomous region:	Canary Islands
Province:	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island:	La Palma
Area:	71.78 km² (71.17 km² in 2003)
Population:	1,877 (2001)
Population density:	33.26/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean 500 m northern part
Postal code:	E-38730

Vila de Mazo (short form: Mazo) is located on the southeastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Villa de Mazo is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island and is located south of the capital Santa Cruz de la Palma and east of Tazacorte.

Overview

The population is 4,777 (ISTAC, 2004), its density is 66.55/km² and the area is 71.78 km²/7,178ha up from 71.16 km² in 2004. The elevation is 500 m. Villa de Mazo offers a panoramic view of La Gomera to the southeast.

The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy to the central and the northern parts but much of the area are deforested. Its main industry are agriculture which produces wine fishery and also tourism.

La Palma's airport which is also Santa Cruz de La Palma Airport, La Palma Airport or Mazo Airport is located east of Villa de Mazo with a runway facing the east of the farmlands. The main highway encircling the island in which it got covered over the old route runs to the east of the airport.

Subdivisions

The population data are as of 2005

• El Pueblo (pop: 556)
• Monte de Breña (pop: 480)
• Monte de Luna (pop: 423)
• Lodero (pop: 385)
• Tigalate (pop: 363)
• La Rosa (pop: 342)
• Callejones (pop: 337)
• La Sabina (pop: 297)
• Malpaises (Abajo) (pop: 263)
• Tiguerorte (pop: 240)
• Lomo Oscuro (pop: 220)
• Monte de Pueblo (pop: 170)
• Malpaises (Arriba) (pop: 149)
• San Simón (pop: 147)
• Monte (pop: 121)
• Poleal (pop: 98)

Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Density
1900	4,081	-	-
1910	4,510	429
1920	4,651	141
1930	4,850	199
1940	5,062	212
1950	4,947	-	-115
1960	4,736	-	-211
1970	3,771	-	-965
1980	3,564	-	-207
1990	5,112	1,548
1991	5,069	-	-
1996	4,501	-	-
2001	4,550	-	64.08/km²
2002	4,723	-	-
2003	4,762	-	66.91/km²
2004	4,777	-	66.65/km²

The 1996 population plunged from the 1991 population but after 2000, it slowly recovered and rapidly boomed in 2002 but slowed again but it did not recovered the 1991 level to this day.

La Palma's Airport

Other

Villa de Mazo has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, churches, a small beach, a small port, a post office and a few squares plazas.

See also

• La Gomera
• List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

	North: Breña Baja
West: El Paso	Villa de Mazo	East: Atlantic Ocean
	South: Fuencaliente de la Palma

Coordinates: 28°34′52″N 17°47′57″W / 28.5811°N 17.7992°W / 28.5811; -17.7992