El Hierro

El Hierro
Nickname: Isla del Meridiano
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates27°45′N 18°00′W / 27.750°N 18.000°W / 27.750; -18.000
ArchipelagoCanary Islands
Area268.51 km2 (103.67 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation1,501 m (4925 ft)
Highest pointPico de Malpaso
Administration
Spain
Autonomous CommunityCanary Islands
ProvinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife
Capital cityValverde
Demographics
Population11,659 (start of 2023)
Pop. density43.4/km2 (112.4/sq mi)
LanguagesSpanish, specifically Canarian Spanish
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)
Flag of El Hierro

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.

  1. ^ "Islas e islotes con superficie superior a 1 Km2". Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Madrid, 2023.
  3. ^ "Population referred to the January 1, 2018". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2019.