Elevation of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
1,798ft
above sea level · 548 m
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a city of 161,108 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 43rd highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.49° N · 16.31° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 29′ 14″ N · 16° 18′ 51″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 371,380 E · 3,151,878 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- INE code 38023
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 161,108 people
- 39.6 sq mi municipality · 4,073 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 1,797 ft (547.7 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,798 ft.
Population
San Cristóbal de La Laguna had 161,108 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.4% more than in 2015, when it had 152,843. The municipality covers 39.6 sq mi, a density of 4,073 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 15% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
San Cristóbal de La Laguna sits 1,798 ft (548 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so San Cristóbal de La Laguna is 879 ft above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 3.8 mi away in a straight line and 1,663 ft lower than San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Of the 5 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, San Cristóbal de La Laguna is the 3rd highest. The others are Granadilla de Abona (2,103 ft), Arona (2,064 ft), Adeje (974 ft), and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (135 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province is Mount Teide, at 12,188 ft (3,715 m). It lies 25 mi away in a straight line, 10,390 ft above San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
- 43 San Cristóbal de La Laguna 1,798 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
What is the elevation of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain?
San Cristóbal de La Laguna sits at 1,798 feet (548 meters) 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 San Cristóbal de La Laguna?
Latitude 28.48721 and longitude -16.31403 in decimal degrees (28° 29′ 14″ N · 16° 18′ 51″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 371,380 E and 3,151,878 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does San Cristóbal de La Laguna rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 43rd highest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
San Cristóbal de La Laguna. San Cristóbal de La Laguna sits at 1,798 ft and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 135 ft: a difference of 1,663 ft, 3.8 mi apart in a straight line.
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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know