Elevation of Almendralejo, Spain
335m
above sea level · 1,099 ft
Almendralejo is a city of 34,587 people in Badajoz province, Extremadura, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 70th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.68° N · 6.41° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 41′ 5″ N · 6° 24′ 25″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 725,556 E · 4,284,984 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Almendralejo
- INE code 06011
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 34,587 people
- 165 km² municipality · 210 people/km²
Population
Almendralejo had 34,587 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.9% more than in 2015, when it had 34,265. The municipality covers 165 km², a density of 210 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 165 municipalities in Badajoz province, after Badajoz (150,209), home to 5.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Almendralejo sits 335 m (1,099 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 Almendralejo is 122 m above it.
The provincial capital, Badajoz, is 53 km away in a straight line and 148 m lower than Almendralejo. Madrid is 302 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mérida, 26 km away in a straight line and 115 m lower.
Of the 5 cities in Badajoz province with an elevation page, Almendralejo is the highest. The others are Villanueva de la Serena (295 m), Don Benito (277 m), Mérida (220 m), and Badajoz (187 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Badajoz province is Cerro de Tentudía, at 1,102 m (3,615 ft). It lies 70 km away in a straight line, 767 m above Almendralejo.
- 70 Almendralejo 335 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Almendralejo.
What is the elevation of Almendralejo, Spain?
Almendralejo sits at 335 meters (1,099 feet) 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 Almendralejo?
Latitude 38.68474 and longitude -6.40684 in decimal degrees (38° 41′ 5″ N · 6° 24′ 25″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 725,556 E and 4,284,984 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Almendralejo rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 70th 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, Almendralejo or Badajoz?
Almendralejo. Almendralejo sits at 335 m and Badajoz at 187 m: a difference of 148 m, 53 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 · 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).
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