Elevation of Granadilla de Abona, Spain
641m
above sea level · 2,103 ft
Granadilla de Abona is a city of 58,752 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 30th highest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.12° N · 16.58° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 7′ 22″ N · 16° 34′ 36″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 345,149 E · 3,111,796 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Granadilla de Abona
- INE code 38017
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 58,752 people
- 163 km² municipality · 362 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 641.4 m (2,104 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 641 m.
Population
Granadilla de Abona had 58,752 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 31% more than in 2015, when it had 44,846. The municipality covers 163 km², a density of 362 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 5.4% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². Granadilla de Abona is the 4th most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 6.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Granadilla de Abona sits 641 m (2,103 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 Granadilla de Abona is 361 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 50 km away in a straight line and 600 m lower than Granadilla de Abona. Madrid is 1,805 km away.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Granadilla de Abona is the 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, Granadilla de Abona is the 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 18 km away in a straight line, 3,074 m above Granadilla de Abona.
- 30 Granadilla de Abona 641 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Granadilla de Abona.
What is the elevation of Granadilla de Abona, Spain?
Granadilla de Abona sits at 641 meters (2,103 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 Granadilla de Abona?
Latitude 28.12267 and longitude -16.57661 in decimal degrees (28° 7′ 22″ N · 16° 34′ 36″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 345,149 E and 3,111,796 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Granadilla de Abona rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 30th 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, Granadilla de Abona or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Granadilla de Abona. Granadilla de Abona sits at 641 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 600 m, 50 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Granadilla de Abona 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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