Elevation of Inca, Spain
117m
above sea level · 384 ft
Inca is a city of 36,262 people in the Balearic Islands, the 8th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 124th highest. It’s in the island of Mallorca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.72° N · 2.91° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 43′ 21″ N · 2° 54′ 41″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31S · 492,410 E · 4,396,976 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Inca
- INE code 07027
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 36,262 people
- 58.3 km² municipality · 622 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 114 m (374 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 117 m.
Population
Inca had 36,262 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 18% more than in 2015, when it had 30,651. The municipality covers 58.3 km², a density of 622 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 8th most populous of the 67 municipalities in the Balearic Islands, after Palma (434,786), home to 2.9% of its people.
It’s on the island of Mallorca: 53 municipalities, 960,270 people and 3,640 km². Inca is the 6th most populous (the largest is Palma, with 434,786) and is home to 3.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Inca sits 117 m (384 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 Inca is 96 m below it.
The regional capital, Palma, is 28 km away in a straight line and 98 m lower than Inca. Madrid is 567 km away.
Of the 13 cities in the Balearic Islands with an elevation page, Inca is the 4th highest. The highest is Sant Josep de sa Talaia (203 m) and the lowest, Sant Antoni de Portmany (7 m).
Of the 7 municipalities in the island of Mallorca with a page, Inca is the 3rd highest: the highest is Llucmajor (143 m) and the lowest, Alcúdia (13 m).
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 14 km away in a straight line, 1,319 m above Inca.
- 124 Inca 117 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Inca.
What is the elevation of Inca, Spain?
Inca sits at 117 meters (384 feet) 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 Inca?
Latitude 39.72263 and longitude 2.91144 in decimal degrees (39° 43′ 21″ N · 2° 54′ 41″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 492,410 E and 4,396,976 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Inca rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 124th 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, Inca or Palma?
Inca. Inca sits at 117 m and Palma at 19 m: a difference of 98 m, 28 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Inca on?
Mallorca, in Balearic Islands province. The island has 53 municipalities and 960,270 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 · 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).
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