Tuineje
Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Municipal location in Fuerteventura
28°19′30″N 14°2′55″W / 28.32500°N 14.04861°W / 28.32500; -14.04861
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(AMSL)
(2018)[2]
35629
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
- Tuineje village
- Tuineje
- Lighthouse of La Entallada, Tuineje
See also
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References
- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, population
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