Elevation of Igualada, Spain
314m
above sea level · 1,030 ft
Igualada is a city of 42,085 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 25th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 73rd highest. It’s in the Anoia comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.58° N · 1.62° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 34′ 43″ N · 1° 37′ 4″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 384,766 E · 4,603,925 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Igualada
- INE code 08102
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 42,085 people
- 8.20 km² municipality · 5,132 people/km²
Population
Igualada had 42,085 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.6% more than in 2015, when it had 38,751. The municipality covers 8.20 km², a density of 5,132 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 25th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.7% of its people.
It belongs to the Anoia comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 33 municipalities, 129,689 people and 868 km². Igualada is the most populous municipality in the comarca and is home to 32% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Igualada sits 314 m (1,030 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 Igualada is 101 m above it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 51 km away in a straight line and 301 m lower than Igualada. Madrid is 464 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Manresa, 24 km away in a straight line and 76 m lower.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Igualada is the 4th highest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Barcelona province is Pic de Costa Cabirolera, at 2,604 m (8,543 ft). It lies 78 km away in a straight line, 2,290 m above Igualada.
- 73 Igualada 314 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Igualada.
What is the elevation of Igualada, Spain?
Igualada sits at 314 meters (1,030 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 Igualada?
Latitude 41.57871 and longitude 1.61768 in decimal degrees (41° 34′ 43″ N · 1° 37′ 4″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 384,766 E and 4,603,925 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Igualada rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 73rd 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, Igualada or Barcelona?
Igualada. Igualada sits at 314 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 301 m, 51 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Igualada in?
Anoia, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 33 municipalities and 129,689 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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