Garafía, Santa Cruz de Tenerife property and area FAQs

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.

For Garafía, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 13 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Santo Domingo, at a recorded elevation of approximately 368 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Cueva del Agua (209 residents in the cited settlement record), Las Tricias (132 residents in the cited settlement record), Llano Negro (77 residents in the cited settlement record), Hoya Grande (65 residents in the cited settlement record), and El Castillo (61 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

Its administrative capital, Santo Domingo, where resides the City, is located at an altitude of 400 meters.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 103.0 square kilometres for Garafía municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 28.8042, -17.9167. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Dividing the INE population of 1,937 by the recorded municipal area of 103.0 km² gives approximately 18.8 residents per km² for Garafía municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 365 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Garafía is an official municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The latest imported INE population for Garafía municipality is 1,937, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Garafía municipality, recorded population changed by 19.8%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Garafía municipality is €10,321 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 47.8 years for Garafía municipality, for period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Garafía municipality, the highest population value is 1,937 residents in 2023.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

Within the same displayed series for Garafía municipality, the lowest population value is 1,544 residents in 2016.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Garafía municipality records €746 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 29.3% for Canarias in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed series for Canarias begins at 27.3% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Canarias, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 30.0% in 2025Q2.

The current snapshot contains 12 recorded transactions for Garafía municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Canarias changed by 7.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The displayed series for Canarias begins at 90.6 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,016 buildings for Garafía municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 991 dwellings for Garafía municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,960 for Garafía municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 100 energy certificates for Garafía municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 702 buildings, or 34.9% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 702 recorded buildings for Garafía municipality, representing 34.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Garafía municipality, 16.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Garafía. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.