Elevation of Arona, Spain
629m
above sea level · 2,064 ft
Arona is a city of 87,793 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 31st highest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.10° N · 16.68° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 6′ 0″ N · 16° 40′ 50″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 334,890 E · 3,109,420 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Arona
- INE code 38006
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 87,793 people
- 81.6 km² municipality · 1,076 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 629.3 m (2,065 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 629 m.
Population
Arona had 87,793 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.8% more than in 2015, when it had 79,928. The municipality covers 81.6 km², a density of 1,076 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 8.1% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². Arona is the 3rd most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 9.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Arona sits 629 m (2,064 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 Arona is 349 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 59 km away in a straight line and 588 m lower than Arona. Madrid is 1,813 km away.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Arona is the 2nd highest. 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, Arona is the 2nd highest: 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 20 km away in a straight line, 3,086 m above Arona.
- 31 Arona 629 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Arona.
What is the elevation of Arona, Spain?
Arona sits at 629 meters (2,064 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 Arona?
Latitude 28.09999 and longitude -16.68069 in decimal degrees (28° 6′ 0″ N · 16° 40′ 50″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 334,890 E and 3,109,420 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Arona rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 31st 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, Arona or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Arona. Arona sits at 629 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 588 m, 59 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Arona 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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