Elevation of Miranda de Ebro, Spain
460m
above sea level · 1,509 ft
Miranda de Ebro is a city of 36,622 people in Burgos province, Castile and León, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 56th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.68° N · 2.95° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 40′ 58″ N · 2° 57′ 9″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 503,901 E · 4,725,599 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Miranda de Ebro
- INE code 09219
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 36,622 people
- 101 km² municipality · 362 people/km²
Population
Miranda de Ebro had 36,622 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.2% more than in 2015, when it had 36,173. The municipality covers 101 km², a density of 362 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 371 municipalities in Burgos province, after Burgos (177,402), home to 10% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Miranda de Ebro sits 460 m (1,509 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 Miranda de Ebro is 247 m above it.
The provincial capital, Burgos, is 72 km away in a straight line and 394 m higher than Miranda de Ebro. Madrid is 259 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), 29 km away in a straight line and 64 m higher.
Of the 3 cities in Burgos province with an elevation page, Miranda de Ebro is the lowest. The others are Burgos (854 m) and Aranda de Duero (793 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Burgos province is San Millán, at 2,130 m (6,988 ft). It lies 54 km away in a straight line, 1,670 m above Miranda de Ebro.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Miranda de Ebro.
What is the elevation of Miranda de Ebro, Spain?
Miranda de Ebro sits at 460 meters (1,509 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 Miranda de Ebro?
Latitude 42.68286 and longitude -2.95239 in decimal degrees (42° 40′ 58″ N · 2° 57′ 9″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 503,901 E and 4,725,599 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Miranda de Ebro rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 56th highest 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, Miranda de Ebro or Burgos?
Burgos. Miranda de Ebro sits at 460 m and Burgos at 854 m: a difference of 394 m, 72 km 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).
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