Elevation of Orihuela, Spain
82ft
above sea level · 25 m
Orihuela is a city of 84,560 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 46th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.09° N · 0.95° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 5′ 8″ N · 0° 57′ 1″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 679,771 E · 4,217,287 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Orihuela
- INE code 03099
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 84,560 people
- 141 sq mi municipality · 599 people/sq mi
Population
Orihuela had 84,560 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.3% more than in 2015, when it had 82,675. The municipality covers 141 sq mi, a density of 599 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 4th most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 4.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Orihuela sits 82 ft (25 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Orihuela is 837 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 31 mi away in a straight line and 66 ft lower than Orihuela.
Of the 8 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Orihuela is the 4th lowest. The highest is Alcoy (1,854 ft) and the lowest, Alicante (16 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Alicante province is Aitana, at 5,108 ft (1,557 m). It lies 54 mi away in a straight line, 5,026 ft above Orihuela.
- 108 Orihuela 82 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Orihuela.
What is the elevation of Orihuela, Spain?
Orihuela sits at 82 feet (25 meters) 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 Orihuela?
Latitude 38.08551 and longitude -0.95016 in decimal degrees (38° 5′ 8″ N · 0° 57′ 1″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 679,771 E and 4,217,287 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Orihuela rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 46th lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Orihuela or Alicante?
Orihuela. Orihuela sits at 82 ft and Alicante at 16 ft: a difference of 66 ft, 31 mi 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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know