Elevation of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
56ft
above sea level · 17 m
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a city of 71,641 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 13th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 34th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.22° N · 1.73° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 13′ 27″ N · 1° 43′ 34″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 393,221 E · 4,564,409 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Vilanova i la Geltrú
- INE code 08307
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 71,641 people
- 13.1 sq mi municipality · 5,478 people/sq mi
Population
Vilanova i la Geltrú had 71,641 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.1% more than in 2015, when it had 65,684. The municipality covers 13.1 sq mi, a density of 5,478 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 13th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 1.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Vilanova i la Geltrú sits 56 ft (17 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 Vilanova i la Geltrú is 863 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 26 mi away in a straight line and 13 ft lower than Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Of the 20 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Vilanova i la Geltrú is the 8th 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 73 mi away in a straight line, 8,488 ft above Vilanova i la Geltrú.
- 120 Vilanova i la Geltrú 56 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Vilanova i la Geltrú.
What is the elevation of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain?
Vilanova i la Geltrú sits at 56 feet (17 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 Vilanova i la Geltrú?
Latitude 41.22403 and longitude 1.72605 in decimal degrees (41° 13′ 27″ N · 1° 43′ 34″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 393,221 E and 4,564,409 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Vilanova i la Geltrú rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 34th 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, Vilanova i la Geltrú or Barcelona?
Vilanova i la Geltrú. Vilanova i la Geltrú sits at 56 ft and Barcelona at 43 ft: a difference of 13 ft, 26 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