Teguise, Las Palmas

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Teguise is a Canarian municipality in the north-central and the eastern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 14,214 (ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/), 2003), its density is 53.84/km² and the area is 263.98 km²/26,398 ha. The town population is around 3,000. The population doubling time is about 20 years and the growth between 2001 and 2003 was at 10.14% It is located north of Arrecife on a main highway of LZ1 and south of Haíra. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the northwest and east and the mountains are around the municipality. Farmlands dominate the rest of the municipality. César Manrique was born in the area. The insect of the island is the cochineal which carmine, a dye is extracted from.

Contents

1 Geography 2 Historical population 3 Communities 4 Sites of Interest 5 History 6 Other 7 External links 8 See also

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 29.05 (29°3') N
  • Longitude: 13.55 (13°33') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 360 m
• Postal code: 35530

Historical population

Year	Population	Change
2001	12,905	-
2002	13,714	809/6.27%
2003	14,214	500/3.64%

Communities

• Bajamar
• Las Cabreras
• La Caleta
• Casa del Molino
• Urbanización des Cocoteros
• Cortijo de Don Juan Feo
• La Costa
• Urbanización Famara
• Guatiza, located 8 km northeast from Tegiuse is the famous town located near the grassy mountains and a small plain.
• Laderas
• Mala
• El Mojón
• Mozaga
• Muñique
• Nazaret
• Urbanización Oasis de Nazaret
• Sóo
• Tahiche
• Tao
• Teseguise
• Tiagua
• Los Valles
• Le Vegueta?
• Urbanización Vila Graciosa

Sites of Interest

• Jardín de Cactus, in Guatiza

History

The town was founded in 1414. Teguise served as the capital of the island until the capital moved to Arrecife in 1852.

Other

Teguise has schools, lyceums, a gymnasia, a church, beaches, a port, a post office, parks and a squares (plaza) including Plaza de la Constitución.

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=29.05&longitude=-13.55&zoom=6). MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=29.05&lons1=-13.55&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=29.05,-13.55)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-13.55&lat=29.05&w=750&h=500) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=29.05,-13.55&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
• Coordinates: 29° 3′ 0″ N 13° 33′ 0″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=29_3_0_N_13_33_0_W_)

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	North: Haría
West: Atlantic Ocean	Teguise	East: Atlantic Ocean
	South: Tinajo, San Bartolomé and Arrecife

Municipalities of Lanzarote

Arrecife | Haría | San Bartolomé | Teguise | Tías | Tinajo | Yaiza

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