Elevation of Níjar, Spain
336m
above sea level · 1,102 ft
Níjar is a city of 33,319 people in Almería province, Andalusia, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 69th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.96° N · 2.21° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 57′ 53″ N · 2° 12′ 26″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 570,574 E · 4,091,243 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Níjar
- INE code 04066
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 33,319 people
- 600 km² municipality · 56 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 335.4 m (1,100 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 336 m.
Population
Níjar had 33,319 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 19% more than in 2015, when it had 28,056. The municipality covers 600 km², a density of 56 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Almería province, after Almería (205,468), home to 4.3% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Níjar sits 336 m (1,102 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 Níjar is 123 m above it.
The provincial capital, Almería, is 27 km away in a straight line and 313 m lower than Níjar. Madrid is 405 km away.
Of the 8 cities in Almería province with an elevation page, Níjar is the 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 72 km away in a straight line, 2,276 m above Níjar.
- 69 Níjar 336 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Níjar.
What is the elevation of Níjar, Spain?
Níjar sits at 336 meters (1,102 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of Níjar?
Latitude 36.96464 and longitude -2.20720 in decimal degrees (36° 57′ 53″ N · 2° 12′ 26″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 570,574 E and 4,091,243 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Níjar rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 69th 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, Níjar or Almería?
Níjar. Níjar sits at 336 m and Almería at 23 m: a difference of 313 m, 27 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 · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. 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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