Elevation of Los Barrios, Spain
23m
above sea level · 75 ft
Los Barrios is a city of 24,449 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 13th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 73rd lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.19° N · 5.49° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 11′ 8″ N · 5° 29′ 35″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 275,822 E · 4,007,422 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Los Barrios
- INE code 11008
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,449 people
- 331 km² municipality · 74 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 23.7 m (78 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 23 m.
Population
Los Barrios had 24,449 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.5% more than in 2015, when it had 23,167. The municipality covers 331 km², a density of 74 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 13th 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
Los Barrios sits 23 m (75 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 Los Barrios is 190 m below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 81 km away in a straight line and 19 m lower than Los Barrios. Madrid is 496 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Algeciras, 7.2 km away in a straight line and 6 m lower.
Of the 16 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Los Barrios is the 6th 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 65 km away in a straight line, 1,625 m above Los Barrios.
- 204 Los Barrios 23 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Los Barrios.
What is the elevation of Los Barrios, Spain?
Los Barrios sits at 23 meters (75 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 Los Barrios?
Latitude 36.18567 and longitude -5.49296 in decimal degrees (36° 11′ 8″ N · 5° 29′ 35″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 275,822 E and 4,007,422 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Los Barrios rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 73rd 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, Los Barrios or Cádiz?
Los Barrios. Los Barrios sits at 23 m and Cádiz at 4 m: a difference of 19 m, 81 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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