Elevation of Adeje, Spain
297m
above sea level · 974 ft
Adeje is a city of 50,021 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 59th highest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.12° N · 16.72° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 7′ 22″ N · 16° 43′ 27″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 330,650 E · 3,111,991 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Adeje
- INE code 38001
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 50,021 people
- 106 km² municipality · 472 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 296.7 m (973 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 297 m.
Population
Adeje had 50,021 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 10% more than in 2015, when it had 45,405. The municipality covers 106 km², a density of 472 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 4.6% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². Adeje is the 5th most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 5.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Adeje sits 297 m (974 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 Adeje is 17 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 60 km away in a straight line and 256 m lower than Adeje. Madrid is 1,813 km away.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Adeje is the 6th lowest. The highest is Granadilla de Abona (641 m) and the lowest, Candelaria (7 m).
Of the 14 municipalities in the island of Tenerife with a page, Adeje is the 6th lowest: the highest is Granadilla de Abona (641 m) and the lowest, Candelaria (7 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province is Mount Teide, at 3,715 m (12,188 ft). It lies 19 km away in a straight line, 3,418 m above Adeje.
- 59 Adeje 297 m
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What people most often ask about the elevation of Adeje.
What is the elevation of Adeje, Spain?
Adeje sits at 297 meters (974 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 Adeje?
Latitude 28.12266 and longitude -16.72420 in decimal degrees (28° 7′ 22″ N · 16° 43′ 27″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 330,650 E and 3,111,991 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Adeje rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 59th 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, Adeje or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Adeje. Adeje sits at 297 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 256 m, 60 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Adeje on?
Tenerife, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province. The island has 31 municipalities and 961,745 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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