El Hierro

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El Hierro

Nickname: Isla del Meridiano
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	27°45′N 18°00′W / 27.750°N 18.000°W / 27.750; -18.000
Archipelago	Canary Islands
Area	268.51 km2 (103.67 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	1,501 m (4925 ft)
Highest point	Pico de Malpaso
Administration
Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Capital city	Valverde
Demographics
Population	11,659 (start of 2023)
Pop. density	43.4/km2 (112.4/sq mi)
Languages	Spanish, specifically Canarian Spanish
Additional information
Time zone	WET (UTC±00:00)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+01:00)

El Hierro (Spanish: [el ˈʝero] ^ⓘ), nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (the "Meridian Island"), is the farthest south and west of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a population of 11,659 (2023).^[2][3] Its capital is Valverde. At 268.51 square kilometres (103.67 sq mi), it is the second-smallest of the eight main islands of the Canaries.