Tegueste

Tegueste
Flag of Tegueste
Coat of arms of Tegueste
Municipal location in Tenerife
Municipal location in Tenerife
Tegueste is located in Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tegueste
Tegueste
Location in Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tegueste is located in Canary Islands
Tegueste
Tegueste
Tegueste (Canary Islands)
Tegueste is located in Spain, Canary Islands
Tegueste
Tegueste
Tegueste (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°31′N 16°20′W / 28.517°N 16.333°W / 28.517; -16.333
Country Spain
Autonomous RegionCanary Islands
ProvinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife
IslandTenerife
Area
 • Total10.20 sq mi (26.41 km2)
Elevation
1,280 ft (390 m)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total11,203
 • Density1,100/sq mi (420/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT)
ClimateCsb
Websitewww.tegueste.org

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.

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.[3][4]

  1. ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ Toponímia de Tegueste
  4. ^ Nombres guanches