Elevation of Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
8m
above sea level · 26 ft
Puerto de la Cruz is a city of 31,137 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 8th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 34th lowest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.42° N · 16.55° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 25′ 4″ N · 16° 32′ 54″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 348,348 E · 3,144,473 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Puerto de la Cruz
- INE code 38028
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 31,137 people
- 8.83 km² municipality · 3,526 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 8.6 m (28 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 8 m.
Population
Puerto de la Cruz had 31,137 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.9% more than in 2015, when it had 29,412. The municipality covers 8.83 km², a density of 3,526 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 8th most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 2.9% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². Puerto de la Cruz is the 8th most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 3.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Puerto de la Cruz sits 8 m (26 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 de la Cruz is 205 m below it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 29 km away in a straight line and 33 m higher than Puerto de la Cruz. Madrid is 1,777 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 24 km away in a straight line and 540 m higher.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Puerto de la Cruz is the 2nd lowest. 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, Puerto de la Cruz is the 2nd lowest: 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 19 km away in a straight line, 3,707 m above Puerto de la Cruz.
- 242 Puerto de la Cruz 8 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Puerto de la Cruz.
What is the elevation of Puerto de la Cruz, Spain?
Puerto de la Cruz sits at 8 meters (26 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 de la Cruz?
Latitude 28.41791 and longitude -16.54830 in decimal degrees (28° 25′ 4″ N · 16° 32′ 54″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 348,348 E and 3,144,473 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Puerto de la Cruz rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 34th 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 de la Cruz or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Puerto de la Cruz sits at 8 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 33 m, 29 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Puerto de la Cruz 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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