Elevation of Tías, Spain
202m
above sea level · 663 ft
Tías is a city of 21,613 people in Las Palmas province, Canary Islands, the 13th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 101st highest. It’s in the island of Lanzarote.
By the Mapsfera Team
Loading the map…
Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.95° N · 13.65° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 57′ 8″ N · 13° 39′ 16″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 631,132 E · 3,203,437 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Tías
- INE code 35028
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,613 people
- 64.3 km² municipality · 336 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 202.4 m (664 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 202 m.
Population
Tías had 21,613 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.0% more than in 2015, when it had 20,019. The municipality covers 64.3 km², a density of 336 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 13th most populous of the 34 municipalities in Las Palmas province, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,868), home to 1.9% of its people.
It’s on the island of Lanzarote: 7 municipalities, 167,406 people and 847 km². Tías is the 3rd most populous (the largest is Arrecife, with 70,811) and is home to 13% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Tías sits 202 m (663 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 Tías is 11 m below it.
The provincial capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is 196 km away in a straight line and 197 m lower than Tías. Madrid is 1,565 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Arrecife, 11 km away in a straight line and 199 m lower.
Of the 15 cities in Las Palmas province with an elevation page, Tías is the 7th lowest. The highest is San Bartolomé de Tirajana (887 m) and the lowest, Arrecife (3 m).
2 other municipalities in the island of Lanzarote have a page: Teguise (297 m) and Arrecife (3 m). Tías 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 217 km away in a straight line, 1,758 m above Tías.
- 101 Tías 202 m
Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list
Nearest cities with a page
Tools for this place
Step-by-step guide How to find the elevation of any place
Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Tías.
What is the elevation of Tías, Spain?
Tías sits at 202 meters (663 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 Tías?
Latitude 28.95221 and longitude -13.65435 in decimal degrees (28° 57′ 8″ N · 13° 39′ 16″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 631,132 E and 3,203,437 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Tías rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 101st 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, Tías or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Tías. Tías sits at 202 m and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 5 m: a difference of 197 m, 196 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Tías on?
Lanzarote, in Las Palmas province. The island has 7 municipalities and 167,406 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).
Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know