Elevation of Langreo, Spain
211m
above sea level · 692 ft
Langreo is a city of 38,612 people in Asturias, the 5th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 97th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.30° N · 5.68° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 17′ 44″ N · 5° 41′ 2″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 282,276 E · 4,797,121 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Langreo
- INE code 33031
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 38,612 people
- 83.6 km² municipality · 462 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 211.1 m (693 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 211 m.
Population
Langreo had 38,612 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 7.5% fewer than in 2015, when it had 41,738. The municipality covers 83.6 km², a density of 462 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 78 municipalities in Asturias, after Gijón (269,894), home to 3.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Langreo sits 211 m (692 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 Langreo is 2 m below it.
The regional capital, Oviedo, is 15 km away in a straight line and 24 m higher than Langreo. Madrid is 360 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Siero, 11 km away in a straight line and 2 m higher.
Of the 7 cities in Asturias with an elevation page, Langreo is the 3rd highest. The highest is Oviedo (235 m) and the lowest, Gijón (7 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Asturias is Torre Cerredo, at 2,649 m (8,691 ft). It lies 68 km away in a straight line, 2,438 m above Langreo.
- 98 Langreo 211 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Langreo.
What is the elevation of Langreo, Spain?
Langreo sits at 211 meters (692 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 Langreo?
Latitude 43.29543 and longitude -5.68402 in decimal degrees (43° 17′ 44″ N · 5° 41′ 2″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 282,276 E and 4,797,121 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Langreo rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 97th 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, Langreo or Oviedo?
Oviedo. Langreo sits at 211 m and Oviedo at 235 m: a difference of 24 m, 15 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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