Elevation of Puerto del Rosario, Spain
16m
above sea level · 52 ft
Puerto del Rosario is a city of 46,150 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 6th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 61st lowest. It’s in the island of Fuerteventura.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.50° N · 13.86° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 29′ 56″ N · 13° 51′ 35″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 611,599 E · 3,152,985 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Puerto del Rosario
- INE code 35017
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 46,150 people
- 291 km² municipality · 159 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 15.5 m (51 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 16 m.
Population
Puerto del Rosario had 46,150 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 24% more than in 2015, when it had 37,363. The municipality covers 291 km², a density of 159 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 6th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 4.0% of its people.
It’s on the island of Fuerteventura: 6 municipalities, 129,541 people and 1,661 km². Puerto del Rosario is the most populous municipality on the island and is home to 36% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Puerto del Rosario sits 16 m (52 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 Puerto del Rosario is 197 m below it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 159 km away in a straight line and 11 m lower than Puerto del Rosario. Madrid is 1,618 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Arrecife, 60 km away in a straight line and 13 m lower.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, Puerto del Rosario is the 3rd 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 Pájara (198 m). Puerto del Rosario is the lowest 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 178 km away in a straight line, 1,944 m above Puerto del Rosario.
- 218 Puerto del Rosario 16 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Puerto del Rosario.
What is the elevation of Puerto del Rosario, Spain?
Puerto del Rosario sits at 16 meters (52 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 Puerto del Rosario?
Latitude 28.49877 and longitude -13.85971 in decimal degrees (28° 29′ 56″ N · 13° 51′ 35″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 611,599 E and 3,152,985 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Puerto del Rosario rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 61st lowest 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, Puerto del Rosario or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Puerto del Rosario. Puerto del Rosario sits at 16 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 11 m, 159 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Puerto del Rosario 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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