Elevation of Villarrobledo, Spain
723m
above sea level · 2,372 ft
Villarrobledo is a city of 25,400 people in Albacete province, Castilla–La Mancha, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 14th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.26° N · 2.60° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 15′ 52″ N · 2° 36′ 16″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 534,130 E · 4,346,195 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Villarrobledo
- INE code 02081
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 25,400 people
- 862 km² municipality · 29 people/km²
Population
Villarrobledo had 25,400 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.3% fewer than in 2015, when it had 25,989. The municipality covers 862 km², a density of 29 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 87 municipalities in Albacete province, after Albacete (175,400), home to 6.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Villarrobledo sits 723 m (2,372 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 Villarrobledo is 510 m above it.
The provincial capital, Albacete, is 71 km away in a straight line and 42 m lower than Villarrobledo. Madrid is 158 km away.
Of the 4 cities in Albacete province with an elevation page, Villarrobledo is the highest. The others are Almansa (685 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 135 km away in a straight line, 1,360 m above Villarrobledo.
- 14 Villarrobledo 723 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Villarrobledo.
What is the elevation of Villarrobledo, Spain?
Villarrobledo sits at 723 meters (2,372 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 Villarrobledo?
Latitude 39.26442 and longitude -2.60438 in decimal degrees (39° 15′ 52″ N · 2° 36′ 16″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 534,130 E and 4,346,195 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Villarrobledo rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 14th 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, Villarrobledo or Albacete?
Villarrobledo. Villarrobledo sits at 723 m and Albacete at 681 m: a difference of 42 m, 71 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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