Elevation of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
548m
above sea level · 1,798 ft
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a city of 161,108 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 43rd highest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.49° N · 16.31° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 29′ 14″ N · 16° 18′ 51″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 371,380 E · 3,151,878 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- INE code 38023
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 161,108 people
- 102 km² municipality · 1,573 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 547.7 m (1,797 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 548 m.
Population
San Cristóbal de La Laguna had 161,108 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.4% more than in 2015, when it had 152,843. The municipality covers 102 km², a density of 1,573 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 15% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². San Cristóbal de La Laguna is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 17% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
San Cristóbal de La Laguna sits 548 m (1,798 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 Cristóbal de La Laguna is 268 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 6.1 km away in a straight line and 507 m lower than San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Madrid is 1,757 km away.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, San Cristóbal de La Laguna is the 5th 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, San Cristóbal de La Laguna is the 5th 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 40 km away in a straight line, 3,167 m above San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
- 43 San Cristóbal de La Laguna 548 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
What is the elevation of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain?
San Cristóbal de La Laguna sits at 548 meters (1,798 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 Cristóbal de La Laguna?
Latitude 28.48721 and longitude -16.31403 in decimal degrees (28° 29′ 14″ N · 16° 18′ 51″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 371,380 E and 3,151,878 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does San Cristóbal de La Laguna rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 43rd 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 Cristóbal de La Laguna or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
San Cristóbal de La Laguna. San Cristóbal de La Laguna sits at 548 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 507 m, 6.1 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is San Cristóbal de La Laguna 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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