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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Valverde
| image_skyline      = Valverde2009.jpg
| settlement_type    = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]]
| image_map          = Karte Gemeinde Valverde 2022.png
| map_caption        = Location of the municipality within El Hierro
| pushpin_map        = Spain Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Spain}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Canary Islands}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{flag|Santa Cruz de Tenerife}}
| subdivision_type3  = Island
| subdivision_name3  = {{flag|El Hierro}}
| elevation_m        = 571
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="area" />
| area_total_km2     = 103.65
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="area">{{cite web | url=http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/territorio_ambiente/territorio/territorio_1_1_9.html | title=SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS. | publisher=Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC) | language=es | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204155246/http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/territorio_ambiente/territorio/territorio_1_1_9.html | archive-date=2012-12-04 }}</ref>
| population_as_of   = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
| population_total   = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type   = [[List of postal codes in Spain|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = E-38900
| coordinates        = {{coord|27|48|0|N|17|55|0|W|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| image_map1         = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=285|frame-height=180|frame-align=center|frame-coordinates={{Coord|32|N|9|W}}|zoom=4|type=point|title=Valverde|marker=city|type2=shape|stroke-width2=2|stroke-color2=#808080|text=Interactive map of Valverde.}}
| map_caption1       = Location of Valverde
| image_shield       = Coat of Arms of Valverde (Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province).svg
}}
'''Valverde''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] meaning "green valley") is a municipality in the [[Canary Islands]] in the province of [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]. It is located on the north-east part of [[El Hierro]] (the rest of the island being the municipalities of [[Frontera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Frontera]] and [[El Pinar, Canary Islands|El Pinar]]). The town of the same name serves as the island's official capital. It is both the smallest Canarian capital and the only one not located by the sea. [[El Hierro Airport|The town's airport]] and seaport are both several kilometres away on the island's east coast.
Pastureland and smallholdings dominate the central plateau area with [[pine]] and [[cloud forest]] at progressively higher elevations. The coastal areas and lower slopes are arid and mainly left to unimproved [[scrubland|scrub]] and sparse [[grassland]]. [[Volcanism]] is prominent, with several cinder cones and areas of lava flow to be seen.
==Historical population==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Population
|-
| 2001 || 4,227
|-
| 2002 || 4,643
|-
| 2003 || 4,727
|-
| 2013 || 5,048
|}
[[File:Concepcionvalverde2009.JPG|thumb|Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, Valverde]]
[[File:Charco Azul.JPG|thumb|right|Charco Azul, Valverde]]
[[File:Gallotia simonyi.jpg|thumb|The Giant Lizard of El Hierro, endemic to this island]]
==Climate==
The city has a tropical [[desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BWh'') with mild temperatures year round.<ref name = koppen>{{cite journal| last = Kottek | first = M.|author2=J. Grieser |author3=C. Beck |author4=B. Rudolf |author5=F. Rubel | title =World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated| journal =Meteorol. Z.| volume =15 | pages =259–263| url =http://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/paper_free/55034.pdf| doi =10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130| access-date = January 14, 2013| year =2006| issue = 3}}</ref> Winters are mild and warm with a January mean of {{convert|18.8|C|1}}. Temperatures rarely go below {{convert|10|C|1}} with the record low being {{convert|8.0|C|1}} on January 16, 1981.<ref name=extremes /> Frosts are non-existent.<ref name=AEM /> Most of the precipitation falls during the winter months. Summers are warm with the warmest month, September averaging {{convert|24.1|C|1}}, indicating a [[seasonal lag]]. Precipitation is scarce during this time, averaging {{convert|0|mm|in|0}} to {{convert|2|mm|in|0}}. Owing to its proximity to the sea, extreme temperatures are rare with the highest temperature recorded being {{convert|34.2|C|1}} on October 16, 1983.<ref name=extremes />
Valverde is at an altitude of 571 metres above sea level, while El Hierro airport is just 32 metres above sea level. The difference in altitude can have a significant effect on the weather.
<div style="width:80%;">
{{Weather box
|location = Hierro Airport
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 28.5
|Feb record high C = 29.4
|Mar record high C = 32.6
|Apr record high C = 33.2
|May record high C = 31.4
|Jun record high C = 32.0
|Jul record high C = 32.4
|Aug record high C = 33.8
|Sep record high C = 33.3
|Oct record high C = 34.2
|Nov record high C = 32.4
|Dec record high C = 28.3
|year record high C = 34.2
|Jan high C = 20.9
|Feb high C = 20.8
|Mar high C = 21.4
|Apr high C = 21.6
|May high C = 22.6
|Jun high C = 24.0
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 26.1
|Sep high C = 26.5
|Oct high C = 25.6
|Nov high C = 23.7
|Dec high C = 22.2
|year high C = 23.4
|Jan mean C = 18.8
|Feb mean C = 18.6
|Mar mean C = 19.0
|Apr mean C = 19.3
|May mean C = 20.3
|Jun mean C = 21.7
|Jul mean C = 22.8
|Aug mean C = 23.7
|Sep mean C = 24.1
|Oct mean C = 23.3
|Nov mean C = 21.6
|Dec mean C = 20.0
|year mean C = 21.1
|Jan low C = 16.6
|Feb low C = 16.4
|Mar low C = 16.7
|Apr low C = 17.0
|May low C = 17.9
|Jun low C = 19.3
|Jul low C = 20.5
|Aug low C = 21.3
|Sep low C = 21.7
|Oct low C = 20.9
|Nov low C = 19.5
|Dec low C = 17.8
|year low C = 18.8
|Jan record low C = 8.0
|Feb record low C = 9.0
|Mar record low C = 9.2
|Apr record low C = 10.0
|May record low C = 10.0
|Jun record low C = 10.0
|Jul record low C = 14.0
|Aug record low C = 14.2
|Sep record low C = 15.2
|Oct record low C = 11.0
|Nov record low C = 12.0
|Dec record low C = 9.6
|year record low C = 8.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 28
|Feb precipitation mm = 29
|Mar precipitation mm = 20
|Apr precipitation mm = 14
|May precipitation mm = 2
|Jun precipitation mm = 1
|Jul precipitation mm = 0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0
|Sep precipitation mm = 2
|Oct precipitation mm = 12
|Nov precipitation mm = 26
|Dec precipitation mm = 33
|year precipitation mm = 170
|Jan humidity = 74
|Feb humidity = 76
|Mar humidity = 74
|Apr humidity = 74
|May humidity = 74
|Jun humidity = 75
|Jul humidity = 77
|Aug humidity = 78
|Sep humidity = 77
|Oct humidity = 76
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 74
|year humidity = 75
|Jan precipitation days = 3
|Feb precipitation days = 2
|Mar precipitation days = 3
|Apr precipitation days = 1
|May precipitation days = 0
|Jun precipitation days = 0
|Jul precipitation days = 0
|Aug precipitation days = 0
|Sep precipitation days = 0
|Oct precipitation days = 2
|Nov precipitation days = 2
|Dec precipitation days = 4
|year precipitation days = 19
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan sun = 140
|Feb sun = 158
|Mar sun = 184
|Apr sun = 197
|May sun = 233
|Jun sun = 229
|Jul sun = 210
|Aug sun = 234
|Sep sun = 210
|Oct sun = 189
|Nov sun = 157
|Dec sun = 143
|year sun = 2339
|source 1 =Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (normals 1971-2010) <ref name = AEM>{{cite web
| url = http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=C929I&k=coo
| title = Valores climatológicos normales. Hierro Aeropuerto
| publisher = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología
| language = es
| access-date = January 14, 2013}}</ref>
|source 2 = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (extremes only 1973-present) <ref name = extremes>{{cite web
| url = http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos?w=0&k=coo&l=C929I&datos=det
| title  = Valores extremos. Hierro Aeropuerto
| publisher = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología
| language = es
| access-date = January 14, 2013}}</ref>
|date=January 2013}}
</div>
== See also ==
* [[List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
{{commons category|Valverde, El Hierro}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Valverde
|North     = ''[[Atlantic Ocean]]''
|Northeast =
|East      = ''Atlantic Ocean''
|Southeast =
|South     =
|Southwest = [[El Pinar, Canary Islands|El Pinar]]
|West      = [[La Frontera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife|La Frontera]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Canary Islands-Capitals|Valverde}}
{{Municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife|state=autocollapse}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Municipalities in El Hierro]]