Elevation of Algeciras, Spain
56ft
above sea level · 17 m
Algeciras is a city of 126,589 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 2nd 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
- 36.13° N · 5.45° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 7′ 55″ N · 5° 26′ 52″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 279,747 E · 4,001,362 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Algeciras
- INE code 11004
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 126,589 people
- 34.0 sq mi municipality · 3,727 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 56 ft (17 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 56 ft.
Population
Algeciras had 126,589 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.4% more than in 2015, when it had 118,920. The municipality covers 34.0 sq mi, a density of 3,727 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 10% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Algeciras 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 Algeciras is 863 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 54 mi away in a straight line and 43 ft lower than Algeciras.
Of the 8 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Algeciras is the 4th highest. The highest is Jerez de la Frontera (161 ft) and the lowest, La Línea de la Concepción (13 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Cádiz province is Pinar, at 5,407 ft (1,648 m). It lies 44 mi away in a straight line, 5,351 ft above Algeciras.
- 118 Algeciras 56 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Algeciras.
What is the elevation of Algeciras, Spain?
Algeciras sits at 56 feet (17 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 Algeciras?
Latitude 36.13198 and longitude -5.44764 in decimal degrees (36° 7′ 55″ N · 5° 26′ 52″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 279,747 E and 4,001,362 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Algeciras 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, Algeciras or Cádiz?
Algeciras. Algeciras sits at 56 ft and Cádiz at 13 ft: a difference of 43 ft, 54 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