Elevation of Maó, Spain
33m
above sea level · 108 ft
Maó is a city of 30,666 people in the Balearic Islands, the 10th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 94th lowest. It’s in the island of Menorca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.89° N · 4.26° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 53′ 23″ N · 4° 15′ 51″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31S · 608,095 E · 4,416,287 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Maó
- INE code 07032
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 30,666 people
- 117 km² municipality · 261 people/km²
Population
Maó had 30,666 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.5% more than in 2015, when it had 28,006. The municipality covers 117 km², a density of 261 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 67 municipalities in the Balearic Islands, after Palma (434,786), home to 2.5% of its people.
It’s on the island of Menorca: 8 municipalities, 101,794 people and 696 km². Maó is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Ciutadella de Menorca, with 32,431) and is home to 30% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Maó sits 33 m (108 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 Maó is 180 m below it.
The regional capital, Palma, is 143 km away in a straight line and 14 m lower than Maó. Madrid is 679 km away.
Of the 13 cities in the Balearic Islands with an elevation page, Maó is the 7th highest. 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: Ciutadella de Menorca (15 m). Maó is the highest 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 126 km away in a straight line, 1,403 m above Maó.
- 184 Maó 33 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Maó.
What is the elevation of Maó, Spain?
Maó sits at 33 meters (108 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 Maó?
Latitude 39.88976 and longitude 4.26430 in decimal degrees (39° 53′ 23″ N · 4° 15′ 51″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 608,095 E and 4,416,287 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Maó rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 94th 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, Maó or Palma?
Maó. Maó sits at 33 m and Palma at 19 m: a difference of 14 m, 143 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Maó 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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