Elevation of Barakaldo, Spain
79ft
above sea level · 24 m
Barakaldo is a city of 102,986 people in Bizkaia province, Basque Country, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 44th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.30° N · 2.99° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 17′ 51″ N · 2° 59′ 10″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 501,128 E · 4,793,862 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Barakaldo
- INE code 48013
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 102,986 people
- 9.65 sq mi municipality · 10,674 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 79 ft (24.1 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 79 ft.
Population
Barakaldo had 102,986 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.8% more than in 2015, when it had 100,228. The municipality covers 9.65 sq mi, a density of 10,674 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 113 municipalities in Bizkaia province, after Bilbao (351,124), home to 8.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Barakaldo sits 79 ft (24 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 Barakaldo is 840 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Bilbao, is 3.9 mi away in a straight line and 56 ft lower than Barakaldo.
Of the 3 cities in Bizkaia province with an elevation page, Barakaldo is the 2nd highest. The others are Getxo (171 ft) and Bilbao (23 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Bizkaia province is Gorbeia, at 4,859 ft (1,481 m). It lies 21 mi away in a straight line, 4,780 ft above Barakaldo.
- 109 Barakaldo 79 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Barakaldo.
What is the elevation of Barakaldo, Spain?
Barakaldo sits at 79 feet (24 meters) 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 Barakaldo?
Latitude 43.29759 and longitude -2.98609 in decimal degrees (43° 17′ 51″ N · 2° 59′ 10″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 501,128 E and 4,793,862 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Barakaldo rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 44th 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, Barakaldo or Bilbao?
Barakaldo. Barakaldo sits at 79 ft and Bilbao at 23 ft: a difference of 56 ft, 3.9 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 · 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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know