Elevation of Eivissa, Spain
105ft
above sea level · 32 m
Eivissa is a city of 55,337 people in the Balearic Islands, the 2nd largest in the region. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 51st lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.91° N · 1.44° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 54′ 26″ N · 1° 26′ 17″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31S · 364,560 E · 4,307,637 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Eivissa
- INE code 07026
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 55,337 people
- 4.30 sq mi municipality · 12,866 people/sq mi
Population
Eivissa had 55,337 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 11% more than in 2015, when it had 49,975. The municipality covers 4.30 sq mi, a density of 12,866 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 67 municipalities in the Balearic Islands, after Palma (434,786), home to 4.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Eivissa sits 105 ft (32 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Eivissa is 814 ft below it.
The regional capital, Palma, is 79 mi away in a straight line and 43 ft lower than Eivissa.
Of the 3 cities in the Balearic Islands with an elevation page, Eivissa is the 2nd highest. The others are Calvià (371 ft) and Palma (62 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Balearic Islands is Puig Major, at 4,711 ft (1,436 m). It lies 96 mi away in a straight line, 4,606 ft above Eivissa.
- 103 Eivissa 105 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Eivissa.
What is the elevation of Eivissa, Spain?
Eivissa sits at 105 feet (32 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 Eivissa?
Latitude 38.90719 and longitude 1.43796 in decimal degrees (38° 54′ 26″ N · 1° 26′ 17″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 364,560 E and 4,307,637 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Eivissa rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 51st lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Eivissa or Palma?
Eivissa. Eivissa sits at 105 ft and Palma at 62 ft: a difference of 43 ft, 79 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