Elevation of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
16ft
above sea level · 5 m
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the capital of Las Palmas province, in the Canary Islands, Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 3rd lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.12° N · 15.43° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 7′ 30″ N · 15° 25′ 42″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 457,920 E · 3,111,115 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- INE code 35016
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 381,868 people
- 39.9 sq mi municipality · 9,573 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 16 ft (5 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 16 ft.
Population
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had 381,868 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.6% more than in 2015, when it had 379,766. The municipality covers 39.9 sq mi, a density of 9,573 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, home to 33% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria sits 16 ft (5 m) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 1,152 ft, so Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is 1,132 ft below it.
Among the 2 provincial capitals of the Canary Islands, it’s the lowest. The other is Santa Cruz de Tenerife (135 ft).
The nearest capital is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 56 mi away in a straight line and 118 ft higher than Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Las Palmas province is Morro de La Agujerada, at 6,430 ft (1,960 m). It lies 14 mi away in a straight line, 6,414 ft above Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- 49 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 16 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
What is the elevation of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain?
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria sits at 16 feet (5 meters) 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Latitude 28.12492 and longitude -15.42847 in decimal degrees (28° 7′ 30″ N · 15° 25′ 42″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 457,920 E and 3,111,115 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Las Palmas de Gran Canaria rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 3rd lowest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria sits at 16 ft and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 135 ft: a difference of 118 ft, 56 mi apart in a straight line.
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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know