Elevation of Oviedo, Spain
771ft
above sea level · 235 m
Oviedo is the capital of Asturias, a single-province region of Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 25th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.36° N · 5.84° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 21′ 38″ N · 5° 50′ 41″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 269,494 E · 4,804,781 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Oviedo
- INE code 33044
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 223,968 people
- 71.9 sq mi municipality · 3,117 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 771 ft (235 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 771 ft.
Population
Oviedo had 223,968 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.9% more than in 2015, when it had 221,870. The municipality covers 71.9 sq mi, a density of 3,117 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 78 municipalities in Asturias, after Gijón (269,894), home to 22% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Oviedo sits 771 ft (235 m) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 1,152 ft, so Oviedo is 377 ft below it.
The nearest capital is León, 54 mi away in a straight line and 1,952 ft higher than Oviedo.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Asturias is Torre Cerredo, at 8,691 ft (2,649 m). It lies 51 mi away in a straight line, 7,920 ft above Oviedo.
- 25 Oviedo 771 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Oviedo.
What is the elevation of Oviedo, Spain?
Oviedo sits at 771 feet (235 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 Oviedo?
Latitude 43.36052 and longitude -5.84463 in decimal degrees (43° 21′ 38″ N · 5° 50′ 41″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 269,494 E and 4,804,781 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Oviedo rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 25th highest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Oviedo or León?
León. Oviedo sits at 771 ft and León at 2,723 ft: a difference of 1,952 ft, 54 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