Teguise (municipality)
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Teguise (pronounced 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.
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2000 | 12,184 | — |
| 2001 | 12,905 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 13,714 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 14,214 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14,477 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15,824 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 16,616 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17,688 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 18,798 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 19,418 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 20,105 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 20,788 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 21,096 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 21,152 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 21,101 | −0.2% |
| 2015 | 21,454 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 21,724 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 21,896 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22,122 | +1.0% |
| Source: INE[3] | ||
Settlements
- ^ a b on the island of La Graciosa
Sites of interest
- Jardín de Cactus, in Guatiza
- Wind sculpture
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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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teguise.
External links
References
- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b "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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