{{Infobox settlement |official_name =Tegueste |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type =[[List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Municipality]] |motto = |image_skyline =Tegueste (Tenerife).jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = Tegueste Bandera.svg |flag_size = |image_shield = Escudo de Tegueste.svg |image_map = Tenerife municipio Tegueste.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Municipal location in Tenerife | pushpin_map = Spain Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Spain}} |subdivision_type1 = Autonomous Region |subdivision_name1 =[[Canary Islands]] |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 =[[Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]] |subdivision_type3 = Island |subdivision_name3 =[[Tenerife]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name=area>[http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/jaxi-istac/menu.do?uripub=urn:uuid:fbc0bdc8-cacb-43b8-a5cb-a93f745dcff6 Instituto Canario de Estadística], area</ref> |area_total_km2 = 26.41 |area_land_km2 = |population_note = |population_as_of = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population_footnotes = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} |population_total = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population_density_km2 =auto |timezone = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |utc_offset = +1 |coordinates = {{coord|28|31|N|16|20|W|region:ES|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 390 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] |blank_info = [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer mediterranean climate|Csb]] |website = [http://www.tegueste.org www.tegueste.org] |footnotes = }} {{for|the Guanche Mencey|Tegueste (mencey)}} '''Tegueste''' is a town and a municipality of the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)|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]].<ref>[https://tasekenit.com/tegueste/ Toponímia de Tegueste]</ref><ref>[http://eldia.es/cultura/2011-03-04/10-Nombres-guanches.htm Nombres guanches]</ref>
==Historical population== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Population |- | 1991 || 8,027 |- | 1996 || 8,558 |- | 2001 || 9,417 |- | 2002 || 9,816 |- | 2003 || 9,948 |- | 2004 || 10,165 |- | 2013 || 11,078 |}
==See also== *[[List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{Wikivoyage|Tegueste}}
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[[Category:Municipalities in Tenerife]]