Tuineje is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the North Africa region, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the northwestern coast of Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNES ...
in the
Province of Las Palmas
The Province of Las Palmas (, ; es, Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital city of this province and of the isla ...
,
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
, Spain. The population is 13,946 (2013),
[Instituto Canario de Estadística]
, population and the area is 275.94 km
2.
[ The largest town in the municipality is ]Gran Tarajal
Gran may refer to:
People
*Grandmother, affectionately known as "gran"
* Gran (name)
Places
* Gran, the historical German name for Esztergom, a city and the primatial metropolitan see of Hungary
* Gran, Norway, a municipality in Innlandet coun ...
, on the south coast.
History
Tuineje was the site of the two battles between the locals and English privateers in 1740.
Notable people
* Aridane Hernández (born 1989), professional footballer
Gallery
File:Tuineje_-_Fuerteventura.jpg, Tuineje village
File:Fuerteventura 2007 029.jpg, Tuineje
File:Faro_de_La_Entallada_Tuineje_Fuerteventura.jpg, Lighthouse of La Entallada, Tuineje
See also
*List of municipalities in Las Palmas
This is a list of the 34 municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. There are 21 municipalities on the island of Gran Canaria, 6 on the island of Fuerteventura and 7 on the island of Lan ...
References
Municipalities in Fuerteventura
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