Elevation of Icod de los Vinos, Spain
238m
above sea level · 781 ft
Icod de los Vinos is a city of 24,616 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 11th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 88th highest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.37° N · 16.72° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 22′ 4″ N · 16° 43′ 10″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 331,516 E · 3,139,143 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Icod de los Vinos
- INE code 38022
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,616 people
- 95.9 km² municipality · 257 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 238.1 m (781 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 238 m.
Population
Icod de los Vinos had 24,616 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.6% more than in 2015, when it had 22,659. The municipality covers 95.9 km², a density of 257 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 11th most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 2.3% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². Icod de los Vinos is the 11th most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 2.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Icod de los Vinos sits 238 m (781 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 Icod de los Vinos is 25 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 47 km away in a straight line and 197 m lower than Icod de los Vinos. Madrid is 1,792 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Adeje, 27 km away in a straight line and 59 m higher.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Icod de los Vinos is the 4th 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, Icod de los Vinos is the 4th 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 13 km away in a straight line, 3,477 m above Icod de los Vinos.
- 88 Icod de los Vinos 238 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Icod de los Vinos.
What is the elevation of Icod de los Vinos, Spain?
Icod de los Vinos sits at 238 meters (781 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 Icod de los Vinos?
Latitude 28.36776 and longitude -16.71932 in decimal degrees (28° 22′ 4″ N · 16° 43′ 10″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 331,516 E and 3,139,143 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Icod de los Vinos rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 88th 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, Icod de los Vinos or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Icod de los Vinos. Icod de los Vinos sits at 238 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 197 m, 47 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Icod de los Vinos 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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