Elevation of Mutxamel, Spain
66m
above sea level · 217 ft
Mutxamel is a city of 28,621 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 17th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 129th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.42° N · 0.45° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 24′ 54″ N · 0° 26′ 46″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 722,961 E · 4,254,953 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Mutxamel
- INE code 03090
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 28,621 people
- 47.7 km² municipality · 601 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 66 m (217 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 66 m.
Population
Mutxamel had 28,621 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 18% more than in 2015, when it had 24,256. The municipality covers 47.7 km², a density of 601 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 17th most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 1.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Mutxamel sits 66 m (217 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 Mutxamel is 147 m below it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 8.3 km away in a straight line and 61 m lower than Mutxamel. Madrid is 357 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is San Vicente del Raspeig, 7.0 km away in a straight line and 38 m higher.
Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Mutxamel is the 12th 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 30 km away in a straight line, 1,491 m above Mutxamel.
- 150 Mutxamel 66 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mutxamel.
What is the elevation of Mutxamel, Spain?
Mutxamel sits at 66 meters (217 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of Mutxamel?
Latitude 38.41503 and longitude -0.44624 in decimal degrees (38° 24′ 54″ N · 0° 26′ 46″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 722,961 E and 4,254,953 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Mutxamel rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 129th 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, Mutxamel or Alicante?
Mutxamel. Mutxamel sits at 66 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 61 m, 8.3 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 · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. 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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