Teguise (municipality)
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Teguise | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location in Lanzarote | |
  Teguise Location in Lanzarote | |
| Coordinates: 29°3′N 13°34′W / 29.050°N 13.567°WCoordinates: 29°3′N 13°34′W / 29.050°N 13.567°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Canary Islands |
| Province | Las Palmas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oswaldo Betancort García (CC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 263.98 km2 (101.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,122 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Teguise (pronounced [teˈɣise]) is a municipality in the central part of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 22,342 (as of 1 January 2019),[3] and the area is 263.98 km².[1] It is located north of Arrecife and south of Haría. The seat of the municipality is the town of Teguise. The municipality also comprises a number of neighbouring islands including Graciosa (with 733 inhabitants in 2019), Alegranza, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste and Montaña Clara.
The artist and architect César Manrique was born in the area. The insect of the island is the cochineal from which carmine, a dye, is extracted.
Historical population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2000 | 12,184 | — |
| 2001 | 12,905 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 13,714 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 14,214 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14,477 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15,824 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 16,616 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17,688 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 18,798 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 19,418 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 20,105 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 20,788 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 21,096 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 21,152 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 21,101 | −0.2% |
| 2015 | 21,454 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 21,724 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 21,896 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22,122 | +1.0% |
| Source: INE[3] | ||
Settlements[]
- Caleta de Sebo [a]
- Casas de Pedro Barba [a]
- Caleta de Famara
- Costa Teguise
- Guatiza
- Sóo
- Tahiche
- Teguise
- Charco del Palo
- ^ Jump up to: a b on the island of La Graciosa
Sites of interest[]
- Jardín de Cactus, in Guatiza
- Wind sculpture
Santa Bárbara Castle
Teguise Church, bell tower
Typical architecture in Teguise
Isla de la Graciosa (la Graciosa Island)
Wind sculpture by César Manrique, Taro de Tahíche
See also[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teguise. |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Palmas, Las: Población por municipios y sexo" [Palmas, Las: Population by municipality and gender]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-23.
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