Tahíche

Teguise Municipality: Tahíche
Lava landscape in Taro de Tahíche
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Canary Islands
Province :	Las Palmas
Island:	Lanzarote
Coordinates	29 ° 1 ′  N , 13 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 29 ° 1 ′  N , 13 ° 33 ′  W
Residents :	4,340 (2015) INE
Postal code :	35507
Area code:	35024001500

Tahíche is part of the municipality of Teguise on the Canary Island of Lanzarote . In 2015 it had 4,340 inhabitants.

character

Manrique's greyhound at the entrance to the village

The place is in an area with volcanic character and lava fields, about six kilometers south of Teguise and also about six kilometers north of the island's capital Arrecife .

Tahíche is home to the University of Tourism (Escuela Universitaria de Turismo, which belongs to the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) and the Association of the Disabled of Lanzarote (Asociación de Discapacitados de Lanzarote) ADISLAN. This is also where the central prison is located from Lanzarote.

In Taro de Tahíche, part of Tahíche, is the lava-bubble house of the artist and architect César Manrique , which is now the headquarters of the Fundación César Manrique .

At the roundabout at the entrance to the village there is a wind chime ( móvil , mobile ) created by César Manrique .

Population development

According to the Spanish Statistical Office (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), the population of Tachiche increased between 2000 and 2015 as follows:

2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
2,570	2,697	2,823	2,935	3,035	3,305	3,419	3,539	3,751	3,865	3,941	4.101	4.155	4.224	4,284	4,340

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Instituto Nacional de Estadística ( Memento from December 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Tahíche and the César Manrique Foundation , online at: www.spain-lanzarote.com / ...

Web links

Commons : Tahiche  - Collection of images, videos and audio files