Tegueste

Tegueste is a town and a municipality of the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. It is surrounded by the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. The town Tegueste is located 4 km northwest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and 11 km northwest of the island capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Tegueste became independent from San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the 17th century.

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Settlement.official_name: Tegueste
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Tegueste (Tenerife).jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Tegueste Bandera.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Tegueste.svg
Settlement.image_map: Tenerife municipio Tegueste.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Municipal location in Tenerife
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Canary Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Island
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tenerife
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 26.41

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Tegueste
Population: 11490
Area: 26.41
Elevation: 390
Official website: www.tegueste.es
Image: Tegueste, en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España).jpg
Licence plate code: TF

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Commons category: Tegueste
postal code: 38280
male population: 5561
female population: 5733
P8168: George Abbott Theatre

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Currently, it is thought that the place name Tegueste is related to Thagaste, a city in Algeria where Saint Augustine of Hippo was born and a center of Berber culture.