Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Canary Islands
- Province
- Las Palmas
- Mayor
- Olivia Duque ( CC )
- Total
- 263.98 km (101.92 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 360 m (1,180 ft)
- Density
- 91.018/km (235.74/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC±0 ( WET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+1 ( WEST )
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Teguise
- Population
- 24027
- Area
- 263.98
- Elevation
- 360
- Official website
- www.teguise.es
- Image
- Teguise, en Lanzarote (Las Palmas, España).jpg
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- Commons category
- Teguise
- postal code
- 35530
- male population
- 11595
- female population
- 11449
- P8168
- Magnus Norman
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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), and the area is 263.98 km. 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.
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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autonomous community of Spain
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Gran Canaria
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Fuerteventura
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Puerto del Rosario
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San Bartolomé de Tirajana
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