Elevation of Ingenio, Spain
334m
above sea level · 1,096 ft
Ingenio is a city of 32,905 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 9th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 71st highest. It’s in the island of Gran Canaria.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 27.92° N · 15.44° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 27° 55′ 11″ N · 15° 26′ 37″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 456,353 E · 3,088,375 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Ingenio
- INE code 35011
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 32,905 people
- 39.1 km² municipality · 842 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 334.2 m (1,096 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 334 m.
Population
Ingenio had 32,905 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.7% more than in 2015, when it had 30,258. The municipality covers 39.1 km², a density of 842 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 9th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 2.8% of its people.
It’s on the island of Gran Canaria: 21 municipalities, 870,608 people and 1,562 km². Ingenio is the 7th most populous (the largest is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 381,868) and is home to 3.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Ingenio sits 334 m (1,096 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 Ingenio is 121 m above it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 23 km away in a straight line and 329 m lower than Ingenio. Madrid is 1,757 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Santa Lucía de Tirajana, 9.6 km away in a straight line and 357 m higher.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, Ingenio is the 3rd 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, Ingenio is the 3rd highest: 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 13 km away in a straight line, 1,626 m above Ingenio.
- 71 Ingenio 334 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Ingenio.
What is the elevation of Ingenio, Spain?
Ingenio sits at 334 meters (1,096 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 Ingenio?
Latitude 27.91960 and longitude -15.44359 in decimal degrees (27° 55′ 11″ N · 15° 26′ 37″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 456,353 E and 3,088,375 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Ingenio rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 71st 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, Ingenio or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Ingenio. Ingenio sits at 334 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 329 m, 23 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Ingenio 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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