Elevation of Huércal-Overa, Spain
279m
above sea level · 915 ft
Huércal-Overa is a city of 20,860 people in Almería province, Andalusia, the 7th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 78th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.39° N · 1.94° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 23′ 26″ N · 1° 56′ 37″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 593,519 E · 4,138,722 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Huércal-Overa
- INE code 04053
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,860 people
- 318 km² municipality · 66 people/km²
Population
Huércal-Overa had 20,860 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 13% more than in 2015, when it had 18,530. The municipality covers 318 km², a density of 66 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 7th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Almería province, after Almería (205,468), home to 2.7% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Huércal-Overa sits 279 m (915 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 Huércal-Overa is 66 m above it.
The provincial capital, Almería, is 77 km away in a straight line and 256 m lower than Huércal-Overa. Madrid is 369 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Lorca (Murcia), 38 km away in a straight line and 63 m higher.
Of the 8 cities in Almería province with an elevation page, Huércal-Overa is the 3rd highest. The highest is Níjar (336 m) and the lowest, Roquetas de Mar (6 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Almería province is Chullo, at 2,612 m (8,570 ft). It lies 99 km away in a straight line, 2,333 m above Huércal-Overa.
- 78 Huércal-Overa 279 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Huércal-Overa.
What is the elevation of Huércal-Overa, Spain?
Huércal-Overa sits at 279 meters (915 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 Huércal-Overa?
Latitude 37.39055 and longitude -1.94353 in decimal degrees (37° 23′ 26″ N · 1° 56′ 37″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 593,519 E and 4,138,722 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Huércal-Overa rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 78th 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, Huércal-Overa or Almería?
Huércal-Overa. Huércal-Overa sits at 279 m and Almería at 23 m: a difference of 256 m, 77 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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