Tuineje, Las Palmas

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Tuineje (Spanish meaning ancient) is a Canarian municipality in the central and the eastern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 11,261 (ISTAC (http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/), 2003), its density is 40.81/km² and the area is 275.94 km²/27,594 ha. It is located a main highway linking Antigua and Pájara. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south and east, the mountains covers the north and west. Farmlands dominate the rest of the municipality.

Contents

1 Geography 2 Other 3 External links 4 See also

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 28.31667 (28°19') N
  • Longitude: 14.05 (14°3') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 205 m
  • Highest: central part
• Postal code: 35628

Other

Antigua has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, beaches, a post office, and a square (plaza).

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=28.31667&longitude=-14.05&zoom=6). MapPoint (http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=28.31667&lons1=-14.05&alts1=35) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=28.31667,-14.05)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-14.05&lat=28.31667&w=750&h=500) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.31667,-14.05&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)
• Coordinates: 28° 19′ 0″ N 14° 30′ 0″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=28_19_0_N_14_30_0_W_)

See also

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

	North: Antigua
West: Pájara	Tuineje	East: Antigua and the Atlantic Ocean
	South: Atlantic Ocean

Municipalities in Fuerteventura

Antigua | Betancuria | La Oliva | Pájara | Puerto del Rosario | Tuineje

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