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Elevation of Novelda, Spain

242m

above sea level · 794 ft

Novelda is a city of 26,606 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 20th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 87th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Key facts

Coordinates
38.39° N · 0.76° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 23′ 10″ N · 0° 45′ 54″ W
UTM coordinates
30S · 695,214 E · 4,251,033 N
Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Novelda
INE code 03093
Province and region
Alicante
Valencian Community
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
26,606 people
75.7 km² municipality · 351 people/km²

Population

Novelda had 26,606 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.8% more than in 2015, when it had 26,146. The municipality covers 75.7 km², a density of 351 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the 20th most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 1.3% of its people.

Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000

Novelda sits 242 m (794 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 Novelda is 29 m above it.

The provincial capital, Alicante, is 25 km away in a straight line and 237 m lower than Novelda. Madrid is 338 km away.

The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Elda, 11 km away in a straight line and 151 m higher.

Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Novelda is the 6th 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 52 km away in a straight line, 1,315 m above Novelda.

  1. 85 Totana 255 m
  2. 86 Arucas 250 m
  3. 87 Novelda 242 m
  4. 88 Icod de los Vinos 238 m
  5. 89 Carmona 235 m

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Novelda.

What is the elevation of Novelda, Spain?

Novelda sits at 242 meters (794 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 Novelda?

Latitude 38.38622 and longitude -0.76490 in decimal degrees (38° 23′ 10″ N · 0° 45′ 54″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 695,214 E and 4,251,033 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Novelda rank among Spain’s highest cities?

It’s the 87th 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, Novelda or Alicante?

Novelda. Novelda sits at 242 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 237 m, 25 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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