Elevation of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
161ft
above sea level · 49 m
Jerez de la Frontera is a city of 213,634 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 62nd lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.68° N · 6.14° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 40′ 58″ N · 6° 8′ 18″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 755,712 E · 4,063,488 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Jerez de la Frontera
- INE code 11020
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 213,634 people
- 459 sq mi municipality · 466 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 160 ft (48.7 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 161 ft.
Population
Jerez de la Frontera had 213,634 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), about the same as in 2015 (212,876). The municipality covers 459 sq mi, a density of 466 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, home to 17% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Jerez de la Frontera sits 161 ft (49 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 Jerez de la Frontera is 758 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 14 mi away in a straight line and 148 ft lower than Jerez de la Frontera.
Of the 8 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Jerez de la Frontera is the 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 40 mi away in a straight line, 5,246 ft above Jerez de la Frontera.
- 92 Jerez de la Frontera 161 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Jerez de la Frontera.
What is the elevation of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain?
Jerez de la Frontera sits at 161 feet (49 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 Jerez de la Frontera?
Latitude 36.68268 and longitude -6.13825 in decimal degrees (36° 40′ 58″ N · 6° 8′ 18″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 755,712 E and 4,063,488 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Jerez de la Frontera rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 62nd 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, Jerez de la Frontera or Cádiz?
Jerez de la Frontera. Jerez de la Frontera sits at 161 ft and Cádiz at 13 ft: a difference of 148 ft, 14 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