Elevation of Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain
15m
above sea level · 49 ft
Ciutadella de Menorca is a city of 32,431 people in the Balearic Islands, the 9th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 60th lowest. It’s in the island of Menorca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.00° N · 3.84° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 0′ 3″ N · 3° 50′ 7″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 571,304 E · 4,428,181 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Ciutadella de Menorca
- INE code 07015
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 32,431 people
- 186 km² municipality · 174 people/km²
Population
Ciutadella de Menorca had 32,431 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 11% more than in 2015, when it had 29,098. The municipality covers 186 km², a density of 174 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 9th most populous of the 67 municipalities in the Balearic Islands, after Palma (434,786), home to 2.6% of its people.
It’s on the island of Menorca: 8 municipalities, 101,794 people and 696 km². Ciutadella de Menorca is the most populous municipality on the island and is home to 32% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Ciutadella de Menorca sits 15 m (49 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 Ciutadella de Menorca is 198 m below it.
The regional capital, Palma, is 112 km away in a straight line and 4 m higher than Ciutadella de Menorca. Madrid is 641 km away.
Of the 13 cities in the Balearic Islands with an elevation page, Ciutadella de Menorca is the 4th lowest. The highest is Sant Josep de sa Talaia (203 m) and the lowest, Sant Antoni de Portmany (7 m).
One other municipality in the island of Menorca has a page: Maó (33 m). Ciutadella de Menorca is the lowest of the two.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Balearic Islands is Puig Major, at 1,436 m (4,711 ft). It lies 91 km away in a straight line, 1,421 m above Ciutadella de Menorca.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Ciutadella de Menorca.
What is the elevation of Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain?
Ciutadella de Menorca sits at 15 meters (49 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 Ciutadella de Menorca?
Latitude 40.00081 and longitude 3.83534 in decimal degrees (40° 0′ 3″ N · 3° 50′ 7″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 571,304 E and 4,428,181 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Ciutadella de Menorca rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 60th lowest 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, Ciutadella de Menorca or Palma?
Palma. Ciutadella de Menorca sits at 15 m and Palma at 19 m: a difference of 4 m, 112 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Ciutadella de Menorca on?
Menorca, in Balearic Islands province. The island has 8 municipalities and 101,794 people.
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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