Elevation of Terrassa, Spain
932ft
above sea level · 284 m
Terrassa is a city of 233,270 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 60th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.56° N · 2.01° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 33′ 47″ N · 2° 0′ 36″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 417,463 E · 4,601,747 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Terrassa
- INE code 08279
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 233,270 people
- 27.1 sq mi municipality · 8,615 people/sq mi
Population
Terrassa had 233,270 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.4% more than in 2015, when it had 215,214. The municipality covers 27.1 sq mi, a density of 8,615 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 3.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Terrassa sits 932 ft (284 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 Terrassa is 13 ft above it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 15 mi away in a straight line and 889 ft lower than Terrassa.
Of the 20 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Terrassa is the 2nd highest. 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 53 mi away in a straight line, 7,612 ft above Terrassa.
- 60 Terrassa 932 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Terrassa.
What is the elevation of Terrassa, Spain?
Terrassa sits at 932 feet (284 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 Terrassa?
Latitude 41.56314 and longitude 2.01013 in decimal degrees (41° 33′ 47″ N · 2° 0′ 36″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 417,463 E and 4,601,747 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Terrassa rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 60th highest 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, Terrassa or Barcelona?
Terrassa. Terrassa sits at 932 ft and Barcelona at 43 ft: a difference of 889 ft, 15 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