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
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
