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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Canary Islands · Spain
City population
211,359
#28
in Spain
#2
in Canary Islands
#2,721
worldwide
MadridSanta Cruz de Tenerife
28.468, -16.255 · 1,754 km from Madrid
City population
211,359
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Spain
#28
of 544 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,721
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Spain
0.4%
of the national population

About Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a city in Canary Islands, Spain with a population of 211,359. It is the 28th largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, and the 2,721st largest worldwide. It lies 1,754 km from Madrid.

Position in Spain
#28of 544
LargestSmallest
Position in Canary Islands
#2of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Spain
Region
Canary Islands
Rank in region
#2of 40
Distance to capital
1,754 km
to Madrid
Elevation
10 m
Time zone
Atlantic/Canary
Coordinates
28.468, -16.255
Record updated
2025-10-22
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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