Elevation of Roquetas de Mar, Spain
20ft
above sea level · 6 m
Roquetas de Mar is a city of 111,240 people in Almería province, Andalusia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 13th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.76° N · 2.61° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 45′ 52″ N · 2° 36′ 54″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 534,364 E · 4,068,796 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Roquetas de Mar
- INE code 04079
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 111,240 people
- 23.0 sq mi municipality · 4,830 people/sq mi
Population
Roquetas de Mar had 111,240 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 23% more than in 2015, when it had 90,623. The municipality covers 23.0 sq mi, a density of 4,830 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 103 municipalities in Almería province, after Almería (205,468), home to 14% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Roquetas de Mar sits 20 ft (6 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 Roquetas de Mar is 899 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Almería, is 9.7 mi away in a straight line and 56 ft higher than Roquetas de Mar.
Of the 3 cities in Almería province with an elevation page, Roquetas de Mar is the lowest. The others are El Ejido (240 ft) and Almería (75 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Almería province is Chullo, at 8,570 ft (2,612 m). It lies 31 mi away in a straight line, 8,550 ft above Roquetas de Mar.
- 141 Roquetas de Mar 20 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Roquetas de Mar.
What is the elevation of Roquetas de Mar, Spain?
Roquetas de Mar sits at 20 feet (6 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 Roquetas de Mar?
Latitude 36.76431 and longitude -2.61497 in decimal degrees (36° 45′ 52″ N · 2° 36′ 54″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 534,364 E and 4,068,796 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Roquetas de Mar rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 13th 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, Roquetas de Mar or Almería?
Almería. Roquetas de Mar sits at 20 ft and Almería at 75 ft: a difference of 56 ft, 9.7 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