Elevation of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain
343m
above sea level · 1,125 ft
Los Llanos de Aridane is a city of 20,582 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 15th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 66th highest. It’s in the island of La Palma.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.66° N · 17.91° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 39′ 31″ N · 17° 54′ 47″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 215,262 E · 3,173,635 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Los Llanos de Aridane
- INE code 38024
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,582 people
- 35.6 km² municipality · 578 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 343.1 m (1,126 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 343 m.
Population
Los Llanos de Aridane had 20,582 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.8% more than in 2015, when it had 20,227. The municipality covers 35.6 km², a density of 578 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 15th most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 1.9% of its people.
It’s on the island of La Palma: 14 municipalities, 86,194 people and 707 km². Los Llanos de Aridane is the most populous municipality on the island and is home to 24% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Los Llanos de Aridane sits 343 m (1,125 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 Los Llanos de Aridane is 130 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 163 km away in a straight line and 302 m lower than Los Llanos de Aridane. Madrid is 1,841 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Adeje, 131 km away in a straight line and 46 m lower.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Los Llanos de Aridane is the 8th 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 131 km away in a straight line, 3,372 m above Los Llanos de Aridane.
- 66 Los Llanos de Aridane 343 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Los Llanos de Aridane.
What is the elevation of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain?
Los Llanos de Aridane sits at 343 meters (1,125 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 Los Llanos de Aridane?
Latitude 28.65859 and longitude -17.91319 in decimal degrees (28° 39′ 31″ N · 17° 54′ 47″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 215,262 E and 3,173,635 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Los Llanos de Aridane rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 66th 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, Los Llanos de Aridane or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Los Llanos de Aridane. Los Llanos de Aridane sits at 343 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 302 m, 163 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Los Llanos de Aridane on?
La Palma, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province. The island has 14 municipalities and 86,194 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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