Elevation of Jávea, Spain
49m
above sea level · 161 ft
Jávea is a city of 30,642 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 16th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 114th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.79° N · 0.16° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 47′ 21″ N · 0° 9′ 49″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31S · 253,635 E · 4,297,191 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Xàbia/Jávea
- INE code 03082
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 30,642 people
- 68.9 km² municipality · 445 people/km²
Population
Jávea had 30,642 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 11% more than in 2015, when it had 27,681. The municipality covers 68.9 km², a density of 445 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 16th most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 1.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Jávea sits 49 m (161 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 Jávea is 164 m below it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 75 km away in a straight line and 44 m lower than Jávea. Madrid is 377 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Gandia (Valencia), 36 km away in a straight line and 28 m lower.
Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Jávea is the 13th highest. 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 40 km away in a straight line, 1,508 m above Jávea.
- 165 Jávea 49 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Jávea.
What is the elevation of Jávea, Spain?
Jávea sits at 49 meters (161 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 Jávea?
Latitude 38.78906 and longitude 0.16352 in decimal degrees (38° 47′ 21″ N · 0° 9′ 49″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 253,635 E and 4,297,191 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Jávea rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 114th 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, Jávea or Alicante?
Jávea. Jávea sits at 49 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 44 m, 75 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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