Elevation of La Oliva, Spain
221m
above sea level · 725 ft
La Oliva is a city of 30,022 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 93rd highest. It’s in the island of Fuerteventura.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.61° N · 13.93° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 36′ 37″ N · 13° 55′ 40″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 604,832 E · 3,165,274 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- La Oliva
- INE code 35014
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 30,022 people
- 355 km² municipality · 84 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 221 m (725 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 221 m.
Population
La Oliva had 30,022 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 19% more than in 2015, when it had 25,199. The municipality covers 355 km², a density of 84 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 2.6% of its people.
It’s on the island of Fuerteventura: 6 municipalities, 129,541 people and 1,661 km². La Oliva is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Puerto del Rosario, with 46,150) and is home to 23% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
La Oliva sits 221 m (725 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so La Oliva is 8 m above it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 156 km away in a straight line and 216 m lower than La Oliva. Madrid is 1,611 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Arrecife, 54 km away in a straight line and 218 m lower.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, La Oliva is the 8th highest. The highest is San Bartolomé de Tirajana (887 m) and the lowest, Arrecife (3 m).
2 other municipalities in the island of Fuerteventura have a page: Pájara (198 m) and Puerto del Rosario (16 m). La Oliva is the highest of the 3.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Las Palmas province is Morro de La Agujerada, at 1,960 m (6,430 ft). It lies 176 km away in a straight line, 1,739 m above La Oliva.
- 93 La Oliva 221 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of La Oliva.
What is the elevation of La Oliva, Spain?
La Oliva sits at 221 meters (725 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of La Oliva?
Latitude 28.61024 and longitude -13.92773 in decimal degrees (28° 36′ 37″ N · 13° 55′ 40″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 604,832 E and 3,165,274 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does La Oliva rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 93rd highest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, La Oliva or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
La Oliva. La Oliva sits at 221 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 216 m, 156 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is La Oliva on?
Fuerteventura, in Las Palmas province. The island has 6 municipalities and 129,541 people.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
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