Elevation of l'Alfàs del Pi, Spain
86m
above sea level · 282 ft
l'Alfàs del Pi is a city of 21,080 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 26th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 139th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.58° N · 0.10° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 34′ 47″ N · 0° 6′ 7″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 752,461 E · 4,274,116 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- l'Alfàs del Pi
- INE code 03011
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,080 people
- 19.3 km² municipality · 1,094 people/km²
Population
l'Alfàs del Pi had 21,080 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.9% fewer than in 2015, when it had 21,700. The municipality covers 19.3 km², a density of 1,094 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 26th most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 1.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
l'Alfàs del Pi sits 86 m (282 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 l'Alfàs del Pi is 127 m below it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 42 km away in a straight line and 81 m lower than l'Alfàs del Pi. Madrid is 370 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Benidorm, 5.0 km away in a straight line and 74 m lower.
Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, l'Alfàs del Pi is the 10th 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 16 km away in a straight line, 1,471 m above l'Alfàs del Pi.
- 141 l'Alfàs del Pi 86 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of l'Alfàs del Pi.
What is the elevation of l'Alfàs del Pi, Spain?
l'Alfàs del Pi sits at 86 meters (282 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 l'Alfàs del Pi?
Latitude 38.57966 and longitude -0.10182 in decimal degrees (38° 34′ 47″ N · 0° 6′ 7″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 752,461 E and 4,274,116 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does l'Alfàs del Pi rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 139th 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, l'Alfàs del Pi or Alicante?
l'Alfàs del Pi. l'Alfàs del Pi sits at 86 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 81 m, 42 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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