Elevation of Ávila, Spain
3,691ft
above sea level · 1,125 m
Ávila is the capital of Ávila province, in Castile and León, Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.66° N · 4.70° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 39′ 25″ N · 4° 42′ 0″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 356,279 E · 4,502,050 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Ávila
- INE code 05019
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 59,107 people
- 89.1 sq mi municipality · 664 people/sq mi
Population
Ávila had 59,107 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.3% more than in 2015, when it had 58,358. The municipality covers 89.1 sq mi, a density of 664 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 248 municipalities in Ávila province, home to 37% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Ávila sits 3,691 ft (1,125 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 Ávila is 2,543 ft above it.
Among the 9 provincial capitals of Castile and León, it’s the highest. The others are Soria (3,465 ft), Segovia (3,291 ft), Burgos (2,802 ft), León (2,723 ft), Salamanca (2,612 ft), Palencia (2,418 ft), Valladolid (2,277 ft), and Zamora (2,152 ft).
The nearest capital is Segovia, 36 mi away in a straight line and 400 ft lower than Ávila.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Ávila province is Almanzor, at 8,501 ft (2,591 m). It lies 42 mi away in a straight line, 4,810 ft above Ávila.
- 1 Ávila 3,691 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Ávila.
What is the elevation of Ávila, Spain?
Ávila sits at 3,691 feet (1,125 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 Ávila?
Latitude 40.65681 and longitude -4.70007 in decimal degrees (40° 39′ 25″ N · 4° 42′ 0″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 356,279 E and 4,502,050 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is Ávila the highest provincial capital in Spain?
Yes. At 3,691 ft (1,125 m), it’s the highest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities.
Which is higher, Ávila or Segovia?
Ávila. Ávila sits at 3,691 ft and Segovia at 3,291 ft: a difference of 400 ft, 36 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