Elevation of Mogán, Spain
255m
above sea level · 837 ft
Mogán is a city of 21,172 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 15th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 84th highest. It’s in the island of Gran Canaria.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 27.88° N · 15.72° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 27° 53′ 2″ N · 15° 43′ 26″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 428,753 E · 3,084,556 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Mogán
- INE code 35012
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,172 people
- 171 km² municipality · 124 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 254.7 m (836 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 255 m.
Population
Mogán had 21,172 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.0% fewer than in 2015, when it had 22,277. The municipality covers 171 km², a density of 124 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 15th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 1.8% of its people.
It’s on the island of Gran Canaria: 21 municipalities, 870,608 people and 1,562 km². Mogán is the 9th most populous (the largest is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 381,868) and is home to 2.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Mogán sits 255 m (837 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 Mogán is 42 m above it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 39 km away in a straight line and 250 m lower than Mogán. Madrid is 1,776 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 16 km away in a straight line and 632 m higher.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, Mogán is the 6th 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, Mogán is the 5th 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 17 km away in a straight line, 1,705 m above Mogán.
- 84 Mogán 255 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mogán.
What is the elevation of Mogán, Spain?
Mogán sits at 255 meters (837 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 Mogán?
Latitude 27.88394 and longitude -15.72384 in decimal degrees (27° 53′ 2″ N · 15° 43′ 26″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 428,753 E and 3,084,556 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Mogán rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 84th 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, Mogán or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Mogán. Mogán sits at 255 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 250 m, 39 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Mogán 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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