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 With a surface area of 15 sq. Km.., it is the smallest municipality on the island. Its population is 3,750 inhabitants, lying on a narrow strip between La Villa de Mazo and Breña Alta. It covers an area which goes from the summit, with wooded vegetation, to the sea, with peaceful volcanic creeks.
Lying in the former canton of Tedote, it formed a single municipality with Breña Alta until 1634,
San José, is the capital of the municipality, which is situated at an altitude of 300m.
This is a picturesque village with many dragon trees and palm trees. The area of Zumacal, on the road with connects the two Breñas, is a model of environmental balance. Similarly, we find El Socorro, with notable examples of dragon trees, and a hermitage built in the 16th century.
The local people generally work in the agricultural sector. The traditional products are bananas, avocados and other market garden produce such as potatoes and fruit trees. There are also some small industries, helped by the proximity of the island capital, which make up the local economy. 

Montaña de la Breña. - On the top of the Mountain of Breña, near the border with Mazo, we find the viewing point of the same name, from where the whole of the valley of Las Breñas and part of Mazo can be seen.
Religious Buildings. - Nowadays no longer sanctified, contain important images, such as that of Saint Anne, patron saint of the area, in a Flemish carving of the 16th century. Nowadays this image, along with others, can be found in the new church of San José. Also of interest, in the same place, we find the gold-encrusted silverwork with an emerald cross, craft-work brought from the Indies in the seventeenth century.
Playa de los Cancajos.- On the shore of the municipality lies the beach of Los Cancajos, one of the main tourist zones of the island. With its excellent climate, creeks of black sand, ideal for the sun-worshipper are among the remarkable twisted shapes of volcanic lava. 

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