Tuineje | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Las Palmas#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Las Palmas |
Coordinates: | 28.325°N -14.0486°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Palmas |
Subdivision Type3: | Island |
Subdivision Name3: | Fuerteventura |
Leader Party: | CC |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Salvador Delgado |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 275.94 |
Elevation Footnotes: | (AMSL) |
Elevation M: | 205 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (GMT +1) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
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),[2] and the area is 275.94 km2.[1] The largest town in the municipality is Gran Tarajal, on the south coast.
Tuineje was the site of the two battles between the locals and English privateers in 1740.