Elevation of Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
184m
above sea level · 604 ft
Arcos de la Frontera is a city of 31,267 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 11th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 108th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.75° N · 5.81° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 44′ 53″ N · 5° 48′ 24″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 249,415 E · 4,070,609 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Arcos de la Frontera
- INE code 11006
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 31,267 people
- 526 km² municipality · 59 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 184 m (604 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 184 m.
Population
Arcos de la Frontera had 31,267 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), about the same as in 2015 (31,193). The municipality covers 526 km², a density of 59 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 11th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 2.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Arcos de la Frontera sits 184 m (604 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 Arcos de la Frontera is 29 m below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 50 km away in a straight line and 180 m lower than Arcos de la Frontera. Madrid is 448 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Jerez de la Frontera, 30 km away in a straight line and 135 m lower.
Of the 16 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Arcos de la Frontera is the highest. The highest is Arcos de la Frontera (184 m) and the lowest, La Línea de la Concepción (4 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Cádiz province is Pinar, at 1,648 m (5,407 ft). It lies 34 km away in a straight line, 1,464 m above Arcos de la Frontera.
- 108 Arcos de la Frontera 184 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Arcos de la Frontera.
What is the elevation of Arcos de la Frontera, Spain?
Arcos de la Frontera sits at 184 meters (604 feet) 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 Arcos de la Frontera?
Latitude 36.74815 and longitude -5.80677 in decimal degrees (36° 44′ 53″ N · 5° 48′ 24″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 249,415 E and 4,070,609 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Arcos de la Frontera rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 108th 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, Arcos de la Frontera or Cádiz?
Arcos de la Frontera. Arcos de la Frontera sits at 184 m and Cádiz at 4 m: a difference of 180 m, 50 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 · 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).
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