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Teguise (village)

Field	Value
name	Teguise
settlement_type	Town
translit_lang1_type	Spanish
image_skyline	Teguise 2009 130.JPG
image_caption	Plaza Mayor
pushpin_map	Spain Lanzarote # Spain Canary Islands
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Canary Islands
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Spain
subdivision_type1	Autonomous Community
subdivision_name1	Canary Islands
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Las Palmas
subdivision_type3	Island
subdivision_name3	Lanzarote
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Teguise
population_total	1,776
population_as_of	1 January 2018
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+00:00
timezone1_DST	WEST
utc_offset1_DST	+01:00
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	35530
area_code	[+34](34) (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)

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the town on the island of Lanzarote

Teguise (), also known in Spanish as La Villa de Teguise, is a village in the municipality of Teguise in the north-central part of the island of Lanzarote in Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The town's population is 1,776 as of 1 January 2018.

The town is the capital of the municipality of Teguise.

A market is held in the town on Sunday mornings, and has become a popular tourist attraction.

History

The town was founded in 1414. Teguise served as the capital of the Kingdom of the Canary Islands from 1425 to 1448 and as capital of the island until the capital moved to Arrecife in 1852. File:Castell de Santa Barbara.jpg|Santa Bárbara Castle File:Teguise Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.jpg|Church Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

References

"Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spanish Statistical Institute)".
[http://www.teguise.com/mercadillo-in.html www.teguise.com - Sunday Market]

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