Elevation of Sant Joan Despí, Spain
14m
above sea level · 46 ft
Sant Joan Despí is a city of 35,926 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 29th 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 Baix Llobregat comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.37° N · 2.06° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 22′ 4″ N · 2° 3′ 18″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 420,968 E · 4,580,024 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Sant Joan Despí
- INE code 08217
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 35,926 people
- 5.62 km² municipality · 6,393 people/km²
Population
Sant Joan Despí had 35,926 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.0% more than in 2015, when it had 33,264. The municipality covers 5.62 km², a density of 6,393 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 29th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.6% of its people.
It belongs to the Baix Llobregat comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 30 municipalities, 857,985 people and 488 km². Sant Joan Despí is the 9th most populous (the largest is Cornellà de Llobregat, with 92,237) and is home to 4.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Sant Joan Despí 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 Sant Joan Despí is 199 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 10 km away in a straight line and 1 m lower than Sant Joan Despí. Madrid is 494 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Cornellà de Llobregat, 1.9 km away in a straight line and 12 m higher.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Sant Joan Despí is the 13th lowest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 16 municipalities in the Baix Llobregat comarca with a page, Sant Joan Despí is the 5th lowest: the highest is Esparreguera (181 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 106 km away in a straight line, 2,590 m above Sant Joan Despí.
- 223 Sant Joan Despí 14 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Sant Joan Despí.
What is the elevation of Sant Joan Despí, Spain?
Sant Joan Despí sits at 14 meters (46 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 Sant Joan Despí?
Latitude 41.36785 and longitude 2.05501 in decimal degrees (41° 22′ 4″ N · 2° 3′ 18″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 420,968 E and 4,580,024 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Sant Joan Despí 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, Sant Joan Despí or Barcelona?
Sant Joan Despí. Sant Joan Despí sits at 14 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 1 m, 10 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Sant Joan Despí in?
Baix Llobregat, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 30 municipalities and 857,985 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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