Elevation of Mataró, Spain
75ft
above sea level · 23 m
Mataró is a city of 131,683 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 6th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 42nd lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.54° N · 2.44° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 32′ 23″ N · 2° 26′ 42″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 453,698 E · 4,598,834 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Mataró
- INE code 08121
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 131,683 people
- 8.66 sq mi municipality · 15,199 people/sq mi
Population
Mataró had 131,683 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.5% more than in 2015, when it had 124,867. The municipality covers 8.66 sq mi, a density of 15,199 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 6th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 2.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Mataró sits 75 ft (23 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Mataró is 843 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 18 mi away in a straight line and 33 ft lower than Mataró.
Of the 20 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Mataró is the 9th lowest. The highest is Vic (1,634 ft) and the lowest, Castelldefels (10 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Barcelona province is Pic de Costa Cabirolera, at 8,543 ft (2,604 m). It lies 65 mi away in a straight line, 8,468 ft above Mataró.
- 112 Mataró 75 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mataró.
What is the elevation of Mataró, Spain?
Mataró sits at 75 feet (23 meters) 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 Mataró?
Latitude 41.53982 and longitude 2.44490 in decimal degrees (41° 32′ 23″ N · 2° 26′ 42″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 453,698 E and 4,598,834 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Mataró rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 42nd lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Mataró or Barcelona?
Mataró. Mataró sits at 75 ft and Barcelona at 43 ft: a difference of 33 ft, 18 mi apart in a straight line.
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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know