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El Paso, Santa Cruz de Tenerife property and area FAQs
El Paso, also known as Ciudad de El Paso, is a Spanish municipality located on the island of La Palma, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. Geographically it is located in the center of the island of La Palma, covering to the west with the Caldera de Taburiente, part of the Aridane Valley, the Cumbre Nueva and the Cumbre Vieja. It is on the surface the largest municipality of the island, being the only one of the 14 municipalities of La Palma that lacks coastal strip.
Place and geography
What does the local overview record about El Paso?
El Paso, also known as Ciudad de El Paso, is a Spanish municipality located on the island of La Palma, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.
What does the official settlement record show for El Paso?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 21 official population nuclei for El Paso. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is El Paso, at a recorded elevation of approximately 646 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Tajuya (820 residents in the cited settlement record), Fátima (642 residents in the cited settlement record), Malpaís (571 residents in the cited settlement record), El Pilar (563 residents in the cited settlement record), and Las Rosas (542 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.
What else is documented about El Paso?
Geographically it is located in the center of the island of La Palma, covering to the west with the Caldera de Taburiente, part of the Aridane Valley, the Cumbre Nueva and the Cumbre Vieja. It is on the surface the largest municipality of the island, being the only one of the 14 municipalities of La Palma that lacks coastal strip.
What is the recorded municipal area for El Paso?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 136.0 square kilometres for El Paso municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for El Paso?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 21 official population nuclei for El Paso municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
What population density follows from the published figures for El Paso?
Dividing the INE population of 8,013 by the recorded municipal area of 136.0 km² gives approximately 58.9 residents per km² for El Paso municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
How many other named localities are recorded for El Paso?
The audited municipality record contains 2 additional named-place records for El Paso municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
What is the official INE code used for El Paso?
The official municipality context used for El Paso has INE code 38027. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
Does El Paso have a linked official website?
Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.
Where is El Paso?
El Paso is an official municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for El Paso?
The latest imported INE population for El Paso municipality is 8,013, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in El Paso?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for El Paso municipality, recorded population changed by 9.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for El Paso?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for El Paso municipality is €13,943 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in El Paso?
INE records an average age of 45.3 years for El Paso municipality, for period 2023.
What share of residents in El Paso is aged 65 or over?
INE records 21.3% of residents aged 65 or over for El Paso municipality, in period 2023.
What is the average household size in El Paso?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.70 people per household for El Paso municipality, for period 2023.
What period does the population figure for El Paso cover?
The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.
What is the highest displayed population point relevant to El Paso?
Within the 9 displayed observations for El Paso municipality, the highest population value is 8,013 residents in 2023.
How many published population observations are shown for El Paso?
The page uses 9 published observations for El Paso municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for El Paso?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for El Paso municipality is 7,577 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for El Paso?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for El Paso municipality records €1,579 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider El Paso market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 29.3% for Canarias in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
What does the first available regional foreign-buyer share point show for El Paso?
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.
Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for El Paso?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Canarias, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 30.0% in 2025Q2.
What is the highest displayed quarterly transaction count point relevant to El Paso?
Within the 12 displayed observations for El Paso municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 23 transactions in 2026Q2.
What is the lowest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to El Paso?
Within the same displayed series for Canarias, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 22.8% in 2026Q1.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed regional foreign-buyer share points for El Paso?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Canarias is 25.9%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What period span does the displayed quarterly transaction count evidence cover for El Paso?
The page uses 12 published observations for El Paso municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.
What is the latest quarterly housing transaction count for El Paso?
The latest displayed MITMA point records 23 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for El Paso municipality.
How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider El Paso market?
At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Canarias changed by 11.0% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for El Paso?
Dirección General del Catastro records 4,098 buildings for El Paso municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for El Paso?
The current Catastro building extract records 4,065 dwellings for El Paso municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in El Paso?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,971 for El Paso municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for El Paso?
The current official administrative extract contains 563 energy certificates for El Paso municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
Which building-age band is largest in El Paso?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 1,605 buildings, or 39.4% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in El Paso?
The 2010 onward band contains 232 recorded buildings for El Paso municipality, representing 5.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in El Paso?
The Catastro extract records 4,065 dwellings across 4,098 buildings for El Paso municipality, or approximately 0.99 dwellings per recorded building.
How prominent is the Before 1950 construction band in El Paso?
The Before 1950 band contains 806 recorded buildings for El Paso municipality, representing 19.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of cadastral buildings in El Paso is labelled 1990–2009?
The 1990–2009 band contains 1,605 recorded buildings for El Paso municipality, representing 39.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in El Paso on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for El Paso. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.
How to read these answers
Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.