Elevation of Gijón, Spain
23ft
above sea level · 7 m
Gijón is a city of 269,894 people in Asturias, the largest in the region. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 18th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.55° N · 5.66° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 32′ 42″ N · 5° 39′ 44″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 284,938 E · 4,824,788 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Gijón
- INE code 33024
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 269,894 people
- 71.0 sq mi municipality · 3,800 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 23 ft (7 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 23 ft.
Population
Gijón had 269,894 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.6% fewer than in 2015, when it had 274,290. The municipality covers 71.0 sq mi, a density of 3,800 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 78 municipalities in Asturias, home to 27% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Gijón sits 23 ft (7 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 Gijón is 896 ft below it.
The regional capital, Oviedo, is 16 mi away in a straight line and 748 ft higher than Gijón.
Of the 4 cities in Asturias with an elevation page, Gijón is the lowest. The others are Oviedo (771 ft), Siero (699 ft), and Avilés (33 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Asturias is Torre Cerredo, at 8,691 ft (2,649 m). It lies 47 mi away in a straight line, 8,668 ft above Gijón.
- 136 Gijón 23 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Gijón.
What is the elevation of Gijón, Spain?
Gijón sits at 23 feet (7 meters) 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 Gijón?
Latitude 43.54505 and longitude -5.66213 in decimal degrees (43° 32′ 42″ N · 5° 39′ 44″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 284,938 E and 4,824,788 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Gijón rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 18th 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, Gijón or Oviedo?
Oviedo. Gijón sits at 23 ft and Oviedo at 771 ft: a difference of 748 ft, 16 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 · 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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know