Elevation of Getxo, Spain
171ft
above sea level · 52 m
Getxo is a city of 75,752 people in Bizkaia province, Basque Country, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 65th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.34° N · 3.01° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 20′ 36″ N · 3° 0′ 28″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 499,379 E · 4,798,932 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Getxo
- INE code 48044
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 75,752 people
- 4.58 sq mi municipality · 16,529 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 173 ft (52.7 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 171 ft.
Population
Getxo had 75,752 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.9% fewer than in 2015, when it had 78,846. The municipality covers 4.58 sq mi, a density of 16,529 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 113 municipalities in Bizkaia province, after Bilbao (351,124), home to 6.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Getxo sits 171 ft (52 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 Getxo is 748 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Bilbao, is 6.9 mi away in a straight line and 148 ft lower than Getxo.
Of the 3 cities in Bizkaia province with an elevation page, Getxo is the highest. The others are Barakaldo (79 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 24 mi away in a straight line, 4,688 ft above Getxo.
- 89 Getxo 171 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Getxo.
What is the elevation of Getxo, Spain?
Getxo sits at 171 feet (52 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 Getxo?
Latitude 43.34324 and longitude -3.00766 in decimal degrees (43° 20′ 36″ N · 3° 0′ 28″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 499,379 E and 4,798,932 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Getxo rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 65th 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, Getxo or Bilbao?
Getxo. Getxo sits at 171 ft and Bilbao at 23 ft: a difference of 148 ft, 6.9 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