Elevation of Villajoyosa, Spain
25m
above sea level · 82 ft
Villajoyosa is a city of 37,449 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 11th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 80th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.51° N · 0.23° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 30′ 18″ N · 0° 13′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 741,314 E · 4,265,490 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa
- INE code 03139
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 37,449 people
- 58.9 km² municipality · 636 people/km²
Population
Villajoyosa had 37,449 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 11% more than in 2015, when it had 33,878. The municipality covers 58.9 km², a density of 636 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 11th most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 1.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Villajoyosa sits 25 m (82 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 Villajoyosa is 188 m below it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 28 km away in a straight line and 20 m lower than Villajoyosa. Madrid is 365 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Benidorm, 9.8 km away in a straight line and 13 m lower.
Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Villajoyosa is the 10th lowest. 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, 1,532 m above Villajoyosa.
- 200 Villajoyosa 25 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Villajoyosa.
What is the elevation of Villajoyosa, Spain?
Villajoyosa sits at 25 meters (82 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 Villajoyosa?
Latitude 38.50511 and longitude -0.23262 in decimal degrees (38° 30′ 18″ N · 0° 13′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 741,314 E and 4,265,490 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Villajoyosa rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 80th 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, Villajoyosa or Alicante?
Villajoyosa. Villajoyosa sits at 25 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 20 m, 28 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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