Tuineje

Tuineje
Municipality
Municipal location in Fuerteventura
Tuineje
Location in the province of Las Palmas
Tuineje
Tuineje (Canary Islands)
Tuineje
Tuineje (Spain, Canary Islands)
Coordinates: 28°19′30″N 14°2′55″W / 28.32500°N 14.04861°W / 28.32500; -14.04861
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Canary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
IslandFuerteventura
Government
  MayorSalvador Delgado (CC)
Area
  Total
275.94 km2 (106.54 sq mi)
Elevation205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
14,791
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code
35629
Area code+34 (Spain) + 928 (Las Palmas)
Websitewww.tuineje.es

Tuineje is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 13,946 (2013), and the area is 275.94 km2. The largest town in the municipality is Gran Tarajal, on the south coast.