Teror

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Teror

Total population

1,483

Elevation543 m

Land area25.7 km²

Coordinates28.06°, -15.55°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Teror is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 12,671 (2013), and the town area is 25.70 km2. Teror is situated in the mountains and borders Las Palmas to the west and is part of its urban area. September 8 is the local festivity celebrating Virgen del Pino.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Manuel Pablo

Spanish footballer

Raquel del Rosario

Spanish singer

Pedro Arico Suárez

Argentine footballer (1908-1979)

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Jesús Pérez Rodríguez

Spanish priest (1936-2021)

Kira Miró

Spanish actress

Luis Carlos Croissier

Spanish politician

Pedro Déniz

Spanish interdisciplinary artist

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Eva Montesdeoca

Spanish basketball player

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Tonono

Spanish footballer (1943-1975)

Domingo Rivero

Spanish writer (1852-1929)

Pino Ojeda

Canary Islands writer (1916-2002)

Antolín Dávila

Spanish writer and actor

Francisco Rodríguez Santana

Spanish potter (1907-1986)

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José García Padrón

Spanish chess player

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José Juan Navarro

Spanish weightlifter

José Rodríguez y Rodríguez

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Canary Islands

• Valleseco
  1.8 mi away · pop. 684
• Firgas
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,479
• Vega de San Mateo
  3.5 mi away · pop. 2,628
• Santa Brígida
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,824
• El Palmeral
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,086
• Moya
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,305
• Arucas
  4.4 mi away · pop. 4,825
• Valsequillo
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,643
• Tejeda
  6 mi away · pop. 591
• Artenara
  6.6 mi away · pop. 318
• Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
  7.5 mi away · pop. 4,478
• La Atalaya
  8.2 mi away · pop. 3,240

Browse all places in Canary Islands →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Teror

Search results from Open Library.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Teror, sourced from Wikidata.

• Q23661709

  festival

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

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