Teguise | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Lanzarote#Spain Province of Las Palmas#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lanzarote##Location in the province of Las Palmas##Location in the Canary Islands##Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Palmas |
Coordinates: | 29.05°N -47°W |
Elevation M: | 360 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 263.98 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | WET |
Utc Offset: | ±0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Olivia Duque |
Leader Party: | CC |
Teguise (pronounced as /es/) 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),[2] 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.
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.