Elevation of Pájara, Spain
198m
above sea level · 650 ft
Pájara is a city of 21,570 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 14th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 103rd highest. It’s in the island of Fuerteventura.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.35° N · 14.11° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 21′ 4″ N · 14° 6′ 28″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 587,433 E · 3,136,407 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Pájara
- INE code 35015
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,570 people
- 385 km² municipality · 56 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 197.8 m (649 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 198 m.
Population
Pájara had 21,570 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 12% more than in 2015, when it had 19,271. The municipality covers 385 km², a density of 56 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 14th 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 Fuerteventura: 6 municipalities, 129,541 people and 1,661 km². Pájara is the 3rd most populous (the largest is Puerto del Rosario, with 46,150) and is home to 17% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Pájara sits 198 m (650 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 Pájara is 15 m below it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 132 km away in a straight line and 193 m lower than Pájara. Madrid is 1,645 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Arrecife, 87 km away in a straight line and 195 m lower.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, Pájara is the 6th lowest. The highest is San Bartolomé de Tirajana (887 m) and the lowest, Arrecife (3 m).
2 other municipalities in the island of Fuerteventura have a page: La Oliva (221 m) and Puerto del Rosario (16 m). Pájara is the 2nd highest of the 3.
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 150 km away in a straight line, 1,762 m above Pájara.
- 103 Pájara 198 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Pájara.
What is the elevation of Pájara, Spain?
Pájara sits at 198 meters (650 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 Pájara?
Latitude 28.35098 and longitude -14.10787 in decimal degrees (28° 21′ 4″ N · 14° 6′ 28″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 587,433 E and 3,136,407 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Pájara rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 103rd 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, Pájara or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Pájara. Pájara sits at 198 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 193 m, 132 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Pájara on?
Fuerteventura, in Las Palmas province. The island has 6 municipalities and 129,541 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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