Elevation of Manlleu, Spain
446m
above sea level · 1,463 ft
Manlleu is a city of 21,425 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 44th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 59th highest. It’s in the Osona comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.00° N · 2.28° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 0′ 1″ N · 2° 17′ 1″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 440,663 E · 4,650,043 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Manlleu
- INE code 08112
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,425 people
- 17.3 km² municipality · 1,239 people/km²
Population
Manlleu had 21,425 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.9% more than in 2015, when it had 20,228. The municipality covers 17.3 km², a density of 1,239 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 44th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.4% of its people.
It belongs to the Osona comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 43 municipalities, 169,047 people and 1,029 km². Manlleu is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Vic, with 50,796) and is home to 13% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Manlleu sits 446 m (1,463 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 Manlleu is 233 m above it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 69 km away in a straight line and 433 m lower than Manlleu. Madrid is 530 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Vic, 8.2 km away in a straight line and 52 m higher.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Manlleu is the 2nd highest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
One other municipality in the Osona comarca has a page: Vic (498 m). Manlleu is the lowest of the two.
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 59 km away in a straight line, 2,158 m above Manlleu.
- 59 Manlleu 446 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Manlleu.
What is the elevation of Manlleu, Spain?
Manlleu sits at 446 meters (1,463 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 Manlleu?
Latitude 42.00017 and longitude 2.28352 in decimal degrees (42° 0′ 1″ N · 2° 17′ 1″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 440,663 E and 4,650,043 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Manlleu rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 59th 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, Manlleu or Barcelona?
Manlleu. Manlleu sits at 446 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 433 m, 69 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Manlleu in?
Osona, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 43 municipalities and 169,047 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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