en Tinajo (municipality)

Tinajo
Tinajo
Municipality
	Former desalination lagoon in Tinajo
	Flag Coat of arms
	Municipal location in Lanzarote
	Tinajo Location in the province of Las Palmas Tinajo Tinajo (Canary Islands) Tinajo Tinajo (Spain, Canary Islands)
	Coordinates: 29°4′N 13°40′W / 29.067°N 13.667°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Lanzarote
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Casimiro Machín Duque (CC)
Area
• Total	135.28 km2 (52.23 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	6,119
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal code	35530
Website	tinajo.es

Tinajo is a municipality in the western part of the island of Lanzarote in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 6119 (2018),^[3] and the area is 135.28 square kilometres (52.23 sq mi).^[1] The municipality is located on the island's northwestern coast and is northwest of the island's capital, Arrecife. The main town in the municipality is Tinajo.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1996	3,755	—
2000	4,373	+3.88%
2005	5,258	+3.75%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	5,655	+1.47%
2015	5,824	+0.59%
2018	6,119	+1.66%

Source: Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote^[3]

Settlements

The following settlements are located within the municipality of Tinajo:

Sites of interest

The Timanfaya National Park (created in 1974) covers the southwestern part of the municipality and is where most of its volcanoes are located. The park features volcanoes and rugged lands. The rest of the park is in the municipality of Yaiza.

The chapel of Our Lady of Dolours (Virgen de los Dolores), the patron saint of the island of Lanzarote, is located in Mancha Blanca, within the municipality of Tinajo.