Teguise, Las Palmas

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 ( [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/ ISTAC] , 2003), its density is 53.84/km² and the area is 263.98 km². 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 Haría. 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.

The municipality also comprises a number of neighbouring islands including Graciosa, Alegranza, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste and Montaña Clara.

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

Communities

*Bajamar
*Las Cabreras
*La Caleta de Famara
*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
*Teseguite
*Tiagua
*Los VallesIsla de La Graciosa
*Caleta de Sebo on Graciosa
*Casas de Pedro Barba on Graciosa

ites of interest

*Jardín de Cactus, in Guatiza
*Wind sculpture

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
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=29.05&longitude=-13.55&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] . [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=29.05&lons1=-13.55&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=29.05,-13.55 Google]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-13.55&lat=29.05&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=29.05,-13.55&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]
*Coordinates: coord|29|3|0|N|13|33|0|W|

ee also

*List of municipalities in Las Palmas