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'''Hermigua''' is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of [[La Gomera]] in the province of [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]] of the [[Canary Islands]], Spain.  It is located 12&nbsp;km northwest of the island's capital, [[San Sebastián de la Gomera]]. The [[Garajonay National Park]] covers the southern part of the municipality.
[[File:Hermigua.jpg|thumb|right|Landscape of Hermigua]]
[[File:Roques de San Pedro.JPG|thumb|right|Roques de San Pedro]]
There are cedar forests in the area known as ''El Cedro''. The valley was first inhabited by the [[Guanches]] and was known as ''Mulagua''.  The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of ''Valle Bajo''.
== Settlements ==
* Valle Bajo divides the settlements of El Curato and El Palmerejo
* Valle Alto divides the settlements of La Castellana and Playa Hermigua
* El Cabo
* Monteforte
* Los Estanquillos
* El Corralete
* El Convento
* La Cerca
* Las Hoyetas
* Caserío del Cedro
== Historical population ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Population
|-
| 1991 || 2,120
|-
| 1996 || 2,150
|-
| 2001 || 2,038
|-
| 2002 || 2,151
|-
| 2003 || 2,167
|-
| 2004 || 2,176
|-
| 2013 || 2,103
|}
== Sites of interest ==
* ''Valle Alto'', the first settlement in Hermigua: its neighbourhood "El Convento" features a Dominican church and monastery built 1611; another landmark is the ''Escuela popular''
* ''El Chorro'' waterfall
* ''Los Telares'' Museum: contains handicrafts from the surrounding area
* "Roques Pedro y Petra"
* "El Curato"
* "El Pescante" (The Old Davit)
* "El Caserío del Cedro": a hamlet by the National Park in a small isolated valley
* "Playa de La Caleta" (La Caleta Beach)
* "Ermita de San Juan"
* ''Mahona'' Natural Reserve
== See also ==
* [[List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Hermigua}}
* [http://www.gomera-island.com La Gomera Tourist Office]
* [http://www.visitcanaryislands.org/hermigua Hermigua Tourism Guide]
* [http://lagomera1.blogspot.com La Gomera Island blog]
{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Hermigua
|North     =
|Northeast = ''[[Atlantic Ocean]]''
|East      =
|Southeast = [[San Sebastián de la Gomera]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Alajeró, Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Alajeró]]
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Agulo]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife|state=autocollapse}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Municipalities in La Gomera]]