Map of Arrecife, Spain

Arrecife is a city in Canary Islands, Spain, with a population of about 61,351. It lies at 28.9630°N, 13.5477°W. Arrecife is about 1,557 km (968 mi) southwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Puerto del Rosario, 60 km to the southwest.

Arrecife at a glance

Where is Arrecife?

• The 7th largest city in Canary Islands on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 17 min on the shortest day to 14 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Arrecife

• Puerto del Rosario — 60 km southwest
• Laayoune — 206 km south, Western Sahara
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 206 km southwest
• Laayoune Plage — 208 km south, Western Sahara
• Telde — 212 km southwest
• Arucas — 215 km southwest
• Santa Lucía — 227 km southwest
• San Bartolomé de Tirajana — 229 km southwest
• Maspalomas — 240 km southwest
• Tan-Tan — 245 km east, Morocco

Largest cities in Canary Islands

• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Santa Cruz de Tenerife — 211,359
• La Laguna — 150,661
• Telde — 123,265
• Arona — 78,614
• Santa Lucía — 71,863
• San Bartolomé de Tirajana — 53,588
• Adeje — 43,204
• La Orotava — 41,833
• Granadilla de Abona — 39,993

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.