Tuineje

Tuineje
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Fuerteventura
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Coordinates: 28°19′30″N 14°2′55″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Fuerteventura
Government
• Mayor	Salvador Delgado (CC)
Area [1]
• Total	275.94 km^2 (106.54 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	205 m (673 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	14,791
• Density	54/km^2 (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

Tuineje was the site of the two battles between the locals and English privateers in 1740.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• 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

• List of municipalities in Las Palmas

References

1. Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
3. Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population