Elevation of Altea, Spain
8m
above sea level · 26 ft
Altea is a city of 24,592 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 21st largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 34th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.60° N · 0.05° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 36′ 8″ N · 0° 2′ 51″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 757,116 E · 4,276,768 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Altea
- INE code 03018
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,592 people
- 34.7 km² municipality · 710 people/km²
Population
Altea had 24,592 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.9% more than in 2015, when it had 22,385. The municipality covers 34.7 km², a density of 710 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 21st most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 1.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Altea sits 8 m (26 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 Altea is 205 m below it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 47 km away in a straight line and 3 m lower than Altea. Madrid is 372 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Benidorm, 9.9 km away in a straight line and 4 m higher.
Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Altea is the 3rd lowest. The highest is Ibi (754 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Alicante province is Aitana, at 1,557 m (5,108 ft). It lies 20 km away in a straight line, 1,549 m above Altea.
- 241 Altea 8 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Altea.
What is the elevation of Altea, Spain?
Altea sits at 8 meters (26 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 Altea?
Latitude 38.60219 and longitude -0.04746 in decimal degrees (38° 36′ 8″ N · 0° 2′ 51″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 757,116 E and 4,276,768 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Altea rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 34th lowest 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, Altea or Alicante?
Altea. Altea sits at 8 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 3 m, 47 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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