Elevation of Premià de Mar, Spain
14m
above sea level · 46 ft
Premià de Mar is a city of 29,431 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 34th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 56th lowest. It’s in the Maresme comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.49° N · 2.36° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 29′ 31″ N · 2° 21′ 30″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 446,431 E · 4,593,575 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Premià de Mar
- INE code 08172
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 29,431 people
- 1.96 km² municipality · 15,016 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 14 m (46 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 14 m.
Population
Premià de Mar had 29,431 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.3% more than in 2015, when it had 27,944. The municipality covers 1.96 km², a density of 15,016 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 34th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.5% of its people.
It belongs to the Maresme comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 30 municipalities, 478,206 people and 398 km². Premià de Mar is the 3rd most populous (the largest is Mataró, with 131,683) and is home to 6.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Premià de Mar sits 14 m (46 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 Premià de Mar is 199 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 19 km away in a straight line and 1 m lower than Premià de Mar. Madrid is 522 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mataró, 9.0 km away in a straight line and 9 m higher.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Premià de Mar is the 13th lowest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 6 municipalities in the Maresme comarca with a page, Premià de Mar is the 2nd highest: the highest is Mataró (23 m) and the lowest, Vilassar de Mar (5 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 105 km away in a straight line, 2,590 m above Premià de Mar.
- 222 Premià de Mar 14 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Premià de Mar.
What is the elevation of Premià de Mar, Spain?
Premià de Mar sits at 14 meters (46 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of Premià de Mar?
Latitude 41.49200 and longitude 2.35825 in decimal degrees (41° 29′ 31″ N · 2° 21′ 30″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 446,431 E and 4,593,575 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Premià de Mar rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 56th 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, Premià de Mar or Barcelona?
Premià de Mar. Premià de Mar sits at 14 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 1 m, 19 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Premià de Mar in?
Maresme, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 30 municipalities and 478,206 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 · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. 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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