Tuineje
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Tuineje | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Municipal location in Fuerteventura | |
Coordinates: 28°19′30″N 14°2′55″W / 28.32500°N 14.04861°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous Community | ![]() |
Province | Las Palmas |
Island | Fuerteventura |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salvador Delgado (CC) |
Area | |
• Total | 275.94 km2 (106.54 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 205 m (673 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 14,791 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1)) |
Postal code | 35629 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas) |
Website | www.tuineje.es |
Tuineje is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 13,946 (2013),[3] and the area is 275.94 km2.[1] The largest town in the municipality is Gran Tarajal, on the south coast.
History
[edit]Tuineje was the site of the two battles between the locals and English privateers in 1740.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Aridane Hernández (born 1989), professional footballer
Gallery
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Tuineje village
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Tuineje
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Lighthouse of La Entallada, Tuineje
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population