Tejeda

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Municipality of Tejeda
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Image:GC Tejeda.png
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Autonomous region: Canary Islands
Province: Las Palmas
Island: Gran Canaria
Area: 103.29 km²
some reads 103.26 km²
Population: 2,347 (2004)
Population density: 22.73/km²
Elevation:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest:
western part
1,050 m
Pozo de las Nievas (1,949 m)
Location: 28/28°0' N lat.
15.61667/15°27' W long.
Municipal code: E-35025
Car designation: GC until 2001

Tejeda is a Canarian municipality in the westcentral and the central portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Tejeja is the main city of Cumbre and is the second smallest village on the island as well as the highest municipal seat on the island. The population is 2,347 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 22.73/km² and the area is 103.29 km². Tejeda is situated in the mountains and the valley area that are mainly covered with greenspaces and forests. The mountains covers much of the municipality and farmlands are within Tejeda. Tejeda is located SW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 24 km SW of Valleseco, W Teide, N of Puerto Rico, 25 km N of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and ESE of Arucas and is accessed with several main roads. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. Tejeda is north of the tourist area of the southern part of the island.a

The tallest point in all of Pozo de las Nievas (1,949 m), the second is Roque Nublo (1,813 m) after Teide on Tenerife. Films have been shot in the area. The most famous restaurant is the "de Parador".

The population grew up until the late-1990s and began to fall with the exception of a slight growth in the 2002 census, the 2003 and the 2004 population fell below the 1991 level.

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[edit] Geography and Information

  • Location:
    • Latitude: 28 (28°0') N
    • Longitude: 15.61667 (15°37') W
  • Altitude:
    • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
    • Centre: 1,050 m
    • Highest: northern part
  • Name of inhabitants: -
  • Postal code: -

[edit] Historical population

Year Population Density
1991 2,361 -
1996 2,552 -
2001 2,400 23.3/km²
2002 2,402 -
2003 2,351 22.76/km²
2004 2,347 22.73/km²

[edit] Other

There is one primary school in Tejeda town. The nearest secondary school (Instituto de Educación Secundaria, IES) is located in the municipality of Vega de San Mateo. Tejeda has churches, a post office and squares (plaza).

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[edit] See also




Northwest: Artenara North: Valleseco
West: San Nicolás de Tolentino Tejeda East: Vega de San Mateo
South: Mogán Southeast: San Bartolomé de Tirajana
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