Elevation of Conil de la Frontera, Spain
36m
above sea level · 118 ft
Conil de la Frontera is a city of 24,102 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 14th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 99th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.28° N · 6.09° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 16′ 37″ N · 6° 5′ 17″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 761,563 E · 4,018,607 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Conil de la Frontera
- INE code 11014
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,102 people
- 88.6 km² municipality · 272 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 35.5 m (116 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 36 m.
Population
Conil de la Frontera had 24,102 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.9% more than in 2015, when it had 22,136. The municipality covers 88.6 km², a density of 272 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 14th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 1.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Conil de la Frontera sits 36 m (118 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 Conil de la Frontera is 177 m below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 34 km away in a straight line and 32 m lower than Conil de la Frontera. Madrid is 506 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Chiclana de la Frontera, 17 km away in a straight line and 32 m lower.
Of the 16 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Conil de la Frontera is the 4th 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 81 km away in a straight line, 1,612 m above Conil de la Frontera.
- 179 Conil de la Frontera 36 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Conil de la Frontera.
What is the elevation of Conil de la Frontera, Spain?
Conil de la Frontera sits at 36 meters (118 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 Conil de la Frontera?
Latitude 36.27700 and longitude -6.08802 in decimal degrees (36° 16′ 37″ N · 6° 5′ 17″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 761,563 E and 4,018,607 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Conil de la Frontera rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 99th lowest 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, Conil de la Frontera or Cádiz?
Conil de la Frontera. Conil de la Frontera sits at 36 m and Cádiz at 4 m: a difference of 32 m, 34 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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