Tijarafe, Santa Cruz de Tenerife property and area FAQs

Tijarafe is a town and a municipality on the island of La Palma, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is situated in the northwestern part of the island. Tijarafe is 7 km northwest of Los Llanos de Aridane and 19 km west of the island capital Santa Cruz de La Palma.

Tijarafe’s current IGN settlement record contains 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is El Pueblo, at a recorded elevation of approximately 647 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

The eastern border of the municipality is formed by the crater rim of the Caldera de Taburiente and its outflow, the Barranco de las Angustias.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 53.8 square kilometres for Tijarafe municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The official municipality context used for Tijarafe has INE code 38047. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Tijarafe municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 640 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

The latest imported INE population for Tijarafe municipality is 2,637, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Tijarafe municipality, recorded population changed by 2.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Tijarafe municipality is €14,001 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 48.6 years for Tijarafe municipality, for period 2023.

INE records 25.5% of residents aged 65 or over for Tijarafe municipality, in period 2023.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Tijarafe municipality is 2,557 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Tijarafe municipality records €1,247 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 page uses 12 published observations for Tijarafe municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

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.

Within the same displayed series for Canarias, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 22.8% in 2026Q1.

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,245 buildings for Tijarafe municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 1,872 dwellings for Tijarafe 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 1,964 for Tijarafe municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 192 energy certificates for Tijarafe municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1950–1969 band contains 380 recorded buildings for Tijarafe municipality, representing 17.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 295 recorded buildings for Tijarafe municipality, representing 13.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 130 recorded buildings for Tijarafe municipality, representing 5.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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