Elevation of Villena, Spain
508m
above sea level · 1,667 ft
Villena is a city of 34,712 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 12th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 51st highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.63° N · 0.86° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 37′ 53″ N · 0° 51′ 47″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 686,002 E · 4,278,040 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Villena
- INE code 03140
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 34,712 people
- 345 km² municipality · 101 people/km²
Population
Villena had 34,712 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.0% more than in 2015, when it had 34,361. The municipality covers 345 km², a density of 101 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 12th most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 1.7% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Villena sits 508 m (1,667 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 Villena is 295 m above it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 46 km away in a straight line and 503 m lower than Villena. Madrid is 314 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Elda, 18 km away in a straight line and 115 m lower.
Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Villena is the 3rd 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, 1,049 m above Villena.
- 51 Villena 508 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Villena.
What is the elevation of Villena, Spain?
Villena sits at 508 meters (1,667 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 Villena?
Latitude 38.63140 and longitude -0.86312 in decimal degrees (38° 37′ 53″ N · 0° 51′ 47″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 686,002 E and 4,278,040 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Villena rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 51st 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, Villena or Alicante?
Villena. Villena sits at 508 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 503 m, 46 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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