Teguise_(municipality)

Teguise (municipality)

Teguise (municipality)

Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain

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.

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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

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Settlements

  1. on the island of La Graciosa

Sites of interest

  • 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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References

  1. [1]
    Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. [2]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. [3]
    "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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