Elevation of Puerto Real, Spain
6m
above sea level · 20 ft
Puerto Real is a city of 42,527 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 9th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 22nd lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.53° N · 6.19° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 31′ 44″ N · 6° 11′ 32″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 751,380 E · 4,046,278 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Puerto Real
- INE code 11028
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 42,527 people
- 196 km² municipality · 217 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 6 m (20 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 6 m.
Population
Puerto Real had 42,527 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.5% more than in 2015, when it had 41,509. The municipality covers 196 km², a density of 217 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 9th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 3.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Puerto Real sits 6 m (20 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 Puerto Real is 207 m below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 9.0 km away in a straight line and 2 m lower than Puerto Real. Madrid is 484 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is San Fernando, 7.1 km away in a straight line and 13 m higher.
Of the 16 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Puerto Real is the 5th lowest. 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 74 km away in a straight line, 1,642 m above Puerto Real.
- 257 Puerto Real 6 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Puerto Real.
What is the elevation of Puerto Real, Spain?
Puerto Real sits at 6 meters (20 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 Puerto Real?
Latitude 36.52887 and longitude -6.19231 in decimal degrees (36° 31′ 44″ N · 6° 11′ 32″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 751,380 E and 4,046,278 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Puerto Real rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 22nd 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, Puerto Real or Cádiz?
Puerto Real. Puerto Real sits at 6 m and Cádiz at 4 m: a difference of 2 m, 9.0 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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