Elevation of Almansa, Spain
685m
above sea level · 2,247 ft
Almansa is a city of 24,615 people in Albacete province, Castilla–La Mancha, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 23rd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.87° N · 1.09° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 52′ 12″ N · 1° 5′ 37″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 665,380 E · 4,304,085 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Almansa
- INE code 02009
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,615 people
- 532 km² municipality · 46 people/km²
Population
Almansa had 24,615 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.9% fewer than in 2015, when it had 24,837. The municipality covers 532 km², a density of 46 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 87 municipalities in Albacete province, after Albacete (175,400), home to 6.3% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Almansa sits 685 m (2,247 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Almansa is 472 m above it.
The provincial capital, Albacete, is 67 km away in a straight line and 4 m lower than Almansa. Madrid is 281 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Elda (Alicante), 50 km away in a straight line and 292 m lower.
Of the 4 cities in Albacete province with an elevation page, Almansa is the 2nd highest. The others are Villarrobledo (723 m), Albacete (681 m), and Hellín (565 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Albacete province is La Atalaya, at 2,083 m (6,834 ft). It lies 144 km away in a straight line, 1,398 m above Almansa.
- 23 Almansa 685 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Almansa.
What is the elevation of Almansa, Spain?
Almansa sits at 685 meters (2,247 feet) above sea level. That’s the ground height in the IGN’s MDT05 terrain model at the town’s reference point in the national gazetteer, because the published figure for this town didn’t match the terrain.
What are the coordinates of Almansa?
Latitude 38.87007 and longitude -1.09367 in decimal degrees (38° 52′ 12″ N · 1° 5′ 37″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 665,380 E and 4,304,085 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Almansa rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 23rd highest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, Almansa or Albacete?
Almansa. Almansa sits at 685 m and Albacete at 681 m: a difference of 4 m, 67 km apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · MDT05 at the gazetteer point (NGMEP) The town’s reference point and its ground height in the terrain model, because the official figure for this town didn’t match the terrain. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
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