Tegueste
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Tenerife
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Coordinates: 28°31′N 16°20′W / 28.517°N 16.333°W / 28.517; -16.333
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Island	Tenerife
Area [1]
• Total	10.20 sq mi (26.41 km2)
Elevation	1,280 ft (390 m)
Population  (2018) [2]
• Total	11,203
• Density	1,100/sq mi (420/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 ( GMT)
Climate	Csb
Website	www.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 northern Africa where Saint Augustine of Hippo was born and a center of Berber culture. ^{[3] [4]}

Historical population

See also

• List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tegueste.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tegueste.