Teror

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Teror municipality
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Teror (Canary Islands)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Canary Islands
Province : Las Palmas
Island: Gran Canaria
Coordinates 28 ° 4 ′  N , 15 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 4 ′  N , 15 ° 33 ′  W
Height : 543  msnm
Area : 25.70 km²
Residents : 12,519 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 487.12 inh / km²
Postal code : E-35330
Municipality number  ( INE ): 35027
administration
Mayor : Isabel Guerra Sánchez ( Nueva Canarias Party ) (as of 06/2015)
Address of the municipal administration: C / Padre Cueto, 2
35330 - Teror
Website : www.teror.es
Location of the municipality
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Teror is a municipality on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria . Teror has 12,519 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) on an area of ​​25.70 km². Due to its location in the northern interior of the island, tourism in Teror, apart from excursion guests, is only weak. The small town is still one of the most pristine places on Gran Canaria today.

In the basilica "Nuestra Señora del Pino", which was rebuilt after several destruction in the 18th century, there is a wood-carved statue of the Virgin Mary with the Child (Virgen del pino) on a magnificent baroque altar. According to tradition, Maria appeared to some of the island's residents in a pine tree (pino) in 1481, two years before the final conquest of the island by Juan Rejón for the Spanish crown. She was declared the patron saint of Gran Canaria by Pope Pius XII in 1912 , and therefore celebrations in honor of Mary are held from mid-August to mid-September. The highlights are a pilgrimage to Teror, an offering of gifts and a festive holy mass on September 7th and 8th .

Teror is known for its architecturally diverse, mostly wooden balconies on the house fronts. The more splendid the balconies, the more affluent were the families who lived in them.

  • Basilica "Nuestra Señora del Pino"

  • Dome of the "Nuestra Señora del Pino" basilica

  • City administration building

  • House facade, Calle Real de la Plaza

  • House facade, Calle Real de la Plaza

  • House facade, Calle Real de la Plaza

  • Balcony on Calle Real de la Plaza 15

  • Calle de la Diputación

Residents

The population of Teror increased by around 20% in the last decade of the previous and the first decade of this century. In 2011 it slowly began to fall again.

year Residents Population density
1991 10,368 403.4 inhabitants / km²
1996 11,225 436.8 inhabitants / km²
2000 11,898 463.0 inhabitants / km²
2005 12,189 474.3 inhabitants / km²
2010 12,944 503.7 inh / km²
2011 12,932 503.2 inhabitants / km²
2012 12,830 499.2 inhabitants / km²
2013 12,761 496.5 inhabitants / km²
2014 12,606 490.5 inhabitants / km²
2015 12,499 486.3 inhabitants / km²

Web links

Commons : Teror  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Teror  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
  2. ↑ Spanish Statistics Authority (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica)