Elevation of San Fernando, Spain
62ft
above sea level · 19 m
San Fernando is a city of 93,338 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 37th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.46° N · 6.20° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 27′ 54″ N · 6° 11′ 55″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 751,017 E · 4,039,161 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- San Fernando
- INE code 11031
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 93,338 people
- 11.5 sq mi municipality · 8,082 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 62 ft (19 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 62 ft.
Population
San Fernando had 93,338 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.9% fewer than in 2015, when it had 96,131. The municipality covers 11.5 sq mi, a density of 8,082 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 4th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 7.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
San Fernando sits 62 ft (19 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 San Fernando is 856 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 6.9 mi away in a straight line and 49 ft lower than San Fernando.
Of the 8 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, San Fernando is the 3rd 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 48 mi away in a straight line, 5,344 ft above San Fernando.
- 116 San Fernando 62 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of San Fernando.
What is the elevation of San Fernando, Spain?
San Fernando sits at 62 feet (19 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 San Fernando?
Latitude 36.46487 and longitude -6.19866 in decimal degrees (36° 27′ 54″ N · 6° 11′ 55″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 751,017 E and 4,039,161 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does San Fernando rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 37th 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, San Fernando or Cádiz?
San Fernando. San Fernando sits at 62 ft and Cádiz at 13 ft: a difference of 49 ft, 6.9 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