Elevation of Tacoronte, Spain
489m
above sea level · 1,604 ft
Tacoronte is a city of 24,619 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Canary Islands, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 53rd highest. It’s in the island of Tenerife.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.48° N · 16.41° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 28′ 51″ N · 16° 24′ 46″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 361,709 E · 3,151,290 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- Tacoronte
- INE code 38043
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,619 people
- 30.0 km² municipality · 821 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 489.4 m (1,606 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 489 m.
Population
Tacoronte had 24,619 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.0% more than in 2015, when it had 23,893. The municipality covers 30.0 km², a density of 821 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 54 municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, after Santa Cruz de Tenerife (211,957), home to 2.3% of its people.
It’s on the island of Tenerife: 31 municipalities, 961,745 people and 2,034 km². Tacoronte is the 10th most populous (the largest is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 211,957) and is home to 2.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Tacoronte sits 489 m (1,604 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 Tacoronte is 276 m above it.
The provincial capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is 16 km away in a straight line and 448 m lower than Tacoronte. Madrid is 1,763 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 9.7 km away in a straight line and 59 m higher.
Of the 15 cities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province with an elevation page, Tacoronte is the 6th 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, Tacoronte is the 6th 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 32 km away in a straight line, 3,226 m above Tacoronte.
- 53 Tacoronte 489 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Tacoronte.
What is the elevation of Tacoronte, Spain?
Tacoronte sits at 489 meters (1,604 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 Tacoronte?
Latitude 28.48091 and longitude -16.41275 in decimal degrees (28° 28′ 51″ N · 16° 24′ 46″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 361,709 E and 3,151,290 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
How does Tacoronte rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 53rd 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, Tacoronte or Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Tacoronte. Tacoronte sits at 489 m and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 41 m: a difference of 448 m, 16 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Tacoronte 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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