Elevation of Marratxí, Spain
138m
above sea level · 453 ft
Marratxí is a city of 40,422 people in the Balearic Islands, the 7th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 115th highest. It’s in the island of Mallorca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.62° N · 2.75° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 37′ 19″ N · 2° 45′ 1″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31S · 478,562 E · 4,385,832 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Marratxí
- INE code 07036
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 40,422 people
- 54.2 km² municipality · 746 people/km²
Population
Marratxí had 40,422 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 13% more than in 2015, when it had 35,726. The municipality covers 54.2 km², a density of 746 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 7th most populous of the 67 municipalities in the Balearic Islands, after Palma (434,786), home to 3.3% of its people.
It’s on the island of Mallorca: 53 municipalities, 960,270 people and 3,640 km². Marratxí is the 5th most populous (the largest is Palma, with 434,786) and is home to 4.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Marratxí sits 138 m (453 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 Marratxí is 75 m below it.
The regional capital, Palma, is 10 km away in a straight line and 119 m lower than Marratxí. Madrid is 556 km away.
Of the 13 cities in the Balearic Islands with an elevation page, Marratxí is the 3rd 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, Marratxí is the 2nd 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 21 km away in a straight line, 1,298 m above Marratxí.
- 115 Marratxí 138 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Marratxí.
What is the elevation of Marratxí, Spain?
Marratxí sits at 138 meters (453 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 Marratxí?
Latitude 39.62198 and longitude 2.75022 in decimal degrees (39° 37′ 19″ N · 2° 45′ 1″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 478,562 E and 4,385,832 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Marratxí rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 115th 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, Marratxí or Palma?
Marratxí. Marratxí sits at 138 m and Palma at 19 m: a difference of 119 m, 10 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Marratxí 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 · 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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