Elevation of Arucas, Spain
250m
above sea level · 820 ft
Arucas is a city of 39,232 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 7th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 86th highest. It’s in the island of Gran Canaria.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.12° N · 15.53° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 7′ 7″ N · 15° 31′ 31″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 448,400 E · 3,110,453 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Arucas
- INE code 35006
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 39,232 people
- 32.8 km² municipality · 1,195 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 249.4 m (818 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 250 m.
Population
Arucas had 39,232 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.9% more than in 2015, when it had 37,054. The municipality covers 32.8 km², a density of 1,195 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 7th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 3.4% of its people.
It’s on the island of Gran Canaria: 21 municipalities, 870,608 people and 1,562 km². Arucas is the 5th most populous (the largest is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 381,868) and is home to 4.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Arucas sits 250 m (820 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 Arucas is 37 m above it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 9.5 km away in a straight line and 245 m lower than Arucas. Madrid is 1,744 km away.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, Arucas is the 7th highest. The highest is San Bartolomé de Tirajana (887 m) and the lowest, Arrecife (3 m).
Of the 9 municipalities in the island of Gran Canaria with a page, Arucas is the 4th lowest: the highest is San Bartolomé de Tirajana (887 m) and the lowest, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (5 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Las Palmas province is Morro de La Agujerada, at 1,960 m (6,430 ft). It lies 18 km away in a straight line, 1,710 m above Arucas.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Arucas.
What is the elevation of Arucas, Spain?
Arucas sits at 250 meters (820 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 Arucas?
Latitude 28.11861 and longitude -15.52538 in decimal degrees (28° 7′ 7″ N · 15° 31′ 31″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 448,400 E and 3,110,453 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Arucas rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 86th 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, Arucas or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Arucas. Arucas sits at 250 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 245 m, 9.5 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Arucas on?
Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas province. The island has 21 municipalities and 870,608 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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