Tejeda is a village and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
Location
The village of Tejeda is situated north-west of the Pico de las Nieves and south-west of the island capital Las Palmas.
thumb|left|400 px|Tejeda with Roque Nublo and Roque Bentayga
Geography
The municipality's area is , All these sites are listed Spanish Heritage as Properties of cultural interest ("Bien de Interés Cultural").
Geology : caldera de Tejeda
thumb|left|The caldera, drawing by Víctor Grau-Bassas
The village of Tejeda sits on the eastern edge of a volcanic basin or crater that bears its name (caldera de Tejeda).
The caldera’s dimensions are 28 km x 18 km, with a surface that extends from the head of Agaete's ravine (barranco de Agaete) near Artenara, to Verde Andén ("Green Platform") in the west, Veneguera and the head of Mogán ravine (barranco de Mogán) up to Arguineguín's ravine (barranco de Arguineguin). Only half of its perimeter remains standing; on what is left of it are found a few green-bluish peaks (such as "azulejos" de Veneguera - "Veneguera's tiles") and below these are the oldest basalts of the island, primitive substrate of Grand Canary.
The caldera was produced in probably less than two hours, by the explosion of the residual magma chambers During the collapse of the caldera de Tejera ignimbrite rock was produced, with a pink matrix dotted with white crystals. It exists because the explosive eruption by which the caldera collapsed was so powerful that the magma was pulverized in a very fine spray and created almost microscopic structures in the matrix rock. Ignimbrita is found on the outside of the periphery of the caldera. <br>
The caldera also bears traces of a 2 million year period of evolution. This is especially notable at the heads of the Agaete ravine (barranco de Agaete) and Mogan ravine (barranco de Mogan), where we can see horizontal basaltic lavas in their lower parts and, above, thicker material in sloping layers.
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Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro
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File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro - Tejeda.jpg|View from south
File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro - Tejeda - facade.jpg|Facade
File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro - Tejeda - Interior.jpg|Interior
File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro - Tejeda - left side altar.jpg|Left side altar
File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro - Tejeda - right side altar.jpg|Right side altar
File:Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro - Tejeda - Virgen del Socorro.jpg|Virgen del Socorro
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Population
Its population was 2,028 in 2013.
Neighbouring municipalities
Villages
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See also
- List of municipalities in Las Palmas