Map of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the administrative centre of Canary Islands, Spain, with a population of about 211,359. It lies at 28.4682°N, 16.2546°W, about 10 m above sea level. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is about 1,754 km (1,090 mi) southwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is La Laguna, 7 km to the west.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife at a glance

Where is Santa Cruz de Tenerife?

• The 28th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Canary Islands on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 20 min on the shortest day to 13 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Santa Cruz de Tenerife

• La Laguna — 7 km west
• La Orotava — 28 km west
• Los Realejos — 33 km west
• Granadilla de Abona — 50 km southwest
• Arona — 59 km southwest
• Adeje — 60 km southwest
• Arucas — 81 km southeast
• San Bartolomé de Tirajana — 90 km southeast
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 92 km southeast
• Santa Lucía — 93 km southeast

Largest cities in Canary Islands

• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• La Laguna — 150,661
• Telde — 123,265
• Arona — 78,614
• Santa Lucía — 71,863
• Arrecife — 61,351
• 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.