Tuineje

Tuineje
Municipality

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Municipal location in Fuerteventura
Tuineje
Location in the province of Las Palmas
Tuineje
Tuineje (Canary Islands)
Tuineje
Tuineje (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°19′30″N 14°2′55″W / 28.32500°N 14.04861°W / 28.32500; -14.04861Coordinates: 28°19′30″N 14°2′55″W / 28.32500°N 14.04861°W / 28.32500; -14.04861
Country  Spain
Autonomous Community  Canary Islands
Province Las Palmas
Island Fuerteventura
Government
 • Mayor Salvador Delgado (CC)
Area[1]
 • Total 275.94 km2 (106.54 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL) 205 m (673 ft)
Population (2013)[2]
 • Total 13,946
 • Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code 35629
Area code(s) +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.

History

Tuineje was the site of the two battles with an English privateer and the ship Grand Tarajal in 1740.

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References

  1. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. 1 2 Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine., population


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