Elevation of Gáldar, Spain
114m
above sea level · 374 ft
Gáldar is a city of 25,108 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 11th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 126th highest. It’s in the island of Gran Canaria.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.15° N · 15.65° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 8′ 44″ N · 15° 39′ 12″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 435,861 E · 3,113,507 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Gáldar
- INE code 35009
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 25,108 people
- 62.6 km² municipality · 401 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 114.2 m (375 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 114 m.
Population
Gáldar had 25,108 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.6% more than in 2015, when it had 24,235. The municipality covers 62.6 km², a density of 401 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 11th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 2.2% of its people.
It’s on the island of Gran Canaria: 21 municipalities, 870,608 people and 1,562 km². Gáldar is the 8th most populous (the largest is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 381,868) and is home to 2.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Gáldar sits 114 m (374 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 Gáldar is 99 m below it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 22 km away in a straight line and 109 m lower than Gáldar. Madrid is 1,749 km away.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, Gáldar is the 4th lowest. 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, Gáldar is the 2nd 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 22 km away in a straight line, 1,846 m above Gáldar.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Gáldar.
What is the elevation of Gáldar, Spain?
Gáldar sits at 114 meters (374 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 Gáldar?
Latitude 28.14562 and longitude -15.65321 in decimal degrees (28° 8′ 44″ N · 15° 39′ 12″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 435,861 E and 3,113,507 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Gáldar rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 126th 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, Gáldar or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Gáldar. Gáldar sits at 114 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 109 m, 22 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Gáldar 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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