Elevation of Guía de Isora, Spain
590m
above sea level · 1,936 ft
Guía de Isora is a city of 22,654 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 13th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 40th highest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.21° N · 16.78° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 12′ 33″ N · 16° 46′ 43″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 325,454 E · 3,121,666 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Guía de Isora
- INE code 38019
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 22,654 people
- 144 km² municipality · 157 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 589.9 m (1,935 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 590 m.
Population
Guía de Isora had 22,654 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 11% more than in 2015, when it had 20,373. The municipality covers 144 km², a density of 157 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 13th most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 2.1% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². Guía de Isora is the 13th most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 2.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Guía de Isora sits 590 m (1,936 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 Guía de Isora is 377 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 59 km away in a straight line and 549 m lower than Guía de Isora. Madrid is 1,809 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Adeje, 11 km away in a straight line and 293 m lower.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Guía de Isora is the 3rd highest. The highest is Granadilla de Abona (641 m) and the lowest, Candelaria (7 m).
Of the 14 municipalities in the island of Tenerife with a page, Guía de Isora is the 3rd highest: the highest is Granadilla de Abona (641 m) and the lowest, Candelaria (7 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province is Mount Teide, at 3,715 m (12,188 ft). It lies 15 km away in a straight line, 3,125 m above Guía de Isora.
- 40 Guía de Isora 590 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Guía de Isora.
What is the elevation of Guía de Isora, Spain?
Guía de Isora sits at 590 meters (1,936 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 Guía de Isora?
Latitude 28.20928 and longitude -16.77853 in decimal degrees (28° 12′ 33″ N · 16° 46′ 43″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 325,454 E and 3,121,666 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Guía de Isora rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 40th 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, Guía de Isora or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Guía de Isora. Guía de Isora sits at 590 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 549 m, 59 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Guía de Isora on?
Tenerife, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province. The island has 31 municipalities and 961,745 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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