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Tahíche
Tahíche in November 2016
Tahíche in November 2016
Tahíche is located in Lanzarote
Tahíche
Tahíche
Location in Lanzarote
Tahíche is located in Canary Islands
Tahíche
Tahíche
Location in Canary Islands
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Canary Islands
Province Las Palmas
Island Lanzarote
Population
 (2009)
 • Total 3,865
Time zone UTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postcode
35507

Tahíche is a village located in the municipality of Teguise on the island of Lanzarote. According to the 2009 census (INE), it had a population of 3,865, in 2011 a population of 4,101.

Spanish artist and architect César Manrique (1919–1992) lived in Tahíche. The foundation created by Manrique is located in Tahíche.

Tahíche is further home to the headquarters of various associations and institutions on the island like the centres dependent on the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Lanzarote School of Tourism, the School of Nursing, the Lanzarote Association for the Disabled "ADISLAN", the "SARA" Animal Protection Society and the Lanzarote Penitentiary.

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