Elevation of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain
887m
above sea level · 2,910 ft
San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a city of 54,291 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 5th highest. It’s in the island of Gran Canaria.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 27.92° N · 15.57° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 27° 55′ 30″ N · 15° 34′ 22″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 443,633 E · 3,089,025 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- San Bartolomé de Tirajana
- INE code 35019
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 54,291 people
- 332 km² municipality · 163 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 887.4 m (2,911 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 887 m.
Population
San Bartolomé de Tirajana had 54,291 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.2% fewer than in 2015, when it had 54,932. The municipality covers 332 km², a density of 163 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 4.6% of its people.
It’s on the island of Gran Canaria: 21 municipalities, 870,608 people and 1,562 km². San Bartolomé de Tirajana is the 4th most populous (the largest is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 381,868) and is home to 6.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
San Bartolomé de Tirajana sits 887 m (2,910 ft) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 1,125 m, and the lowest is Melilla, at 2 m. The average is 280 m, so San Bartolomé de Tirajana is 607 m above it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 26 km away in a straight line and 882 m lower than San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Madrid is 1,764 km away.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, San Bartolomé de Tirajana is the highest. The highest is San Bartolomé de Tirajana (887 m) and the lowest, Arrecife (3 m).
Of the 9 municipalities in the island of Gran Canaria with a page, San Bartolomé de Tirajana is the highest: the highest is San Bartolomé de Tirajana (887 m) and the lowest, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (5 m).
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 4.0 km away in a straight line, 1,073 m above San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
- 5 San Bartolomé de Tirajana 887 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
What is the elevation of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain?
San Bartolomé de Tirajana sits at 887 meters (2,910 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 San Bartolomé de Tirajana?
Latitude 27.92499 and longitude -15.57288 in decimal degrees (27° 55′ 30″ N · 15° 34′ 22″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 443,633 E and 3,089,025 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does San Bartolomé de Tirajana rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 5th highest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (1,125 m) and the lowest, Melilla (2 m).
Which is higher, San Bartolomé de Tirajana or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
San Bartolomé de Tirajana. San Bartolomé de Tirajana sits at 887 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 882 m, 26 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is San Bartolomé de Tirajana on?
Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas province. The island has 21 municipalities and 870,608 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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