Elevation of Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain
13ft
above sea level · 4 m
Chiclana de la Frontera is a city of 90,864 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 4th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.42° N · 6.15° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 25′ 11″ N · 6° 8′ 58″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 755,586 E · 4,034,267 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Chiclana de la Frontera
- INE code 11015
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 90,864 people
- 79.9 sq mi municipality · 1,137 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 14 ft (4.2 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 13 ft.
Population
Chiclana de la Frontera had 90,864 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.8% more than in 2015, when it had 82,777. The municipality covers 79.9 sq mi, a density of 1,137 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 5th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 7.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Chiclana de la Frontera sits 13 ft (4 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 Chiclana de la Frontera is 906 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 11 mi away in a straight line and at the same elevation than Chiclana de la Frontera.
Of the 8 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Chiclana de la Frontera is the lowest. 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 47 mi away in a straight line, 5,394 ft above Chiclana de la Frontera.
- 148 Chiclana de la Frontera 13 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Chiclana de la Frontera.
What is the elevation of Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain?
Chiclana de la Frontera sits at 13 feet (4 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 Chiclana de la Frontera?
Latitude 36.41960 and longitude -6.14935 in decimal degrees (36° 25′ 11″ N · 6° 8′ 58″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 755,586 E and 4,034,267 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Chiclana de la Frontera rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 4th 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, Chiclana de la Frontera or Cádiz?
They’re at the same elevation: 13 ft.
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