Elevation of San Roque, Spain
73m
above sea level · 240 ft
San Roque is a city of 34,310 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 133rd lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.21° N · 5.39° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 12′ 37″ N · 5° 23′ 30″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 284,999 E · 4,009,923 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- San Roque
- INE code 11033
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 34,310 people
- 139 km² municipality · 246 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 73 m (240 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 73 m.
Population
San Roque had 34,310 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 17% more than in 2015, when it had 29,373. The municipality covers 139 km², a density of 246 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 2.7% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
San Roque sits 73 m (240 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 San Roque is 140 m below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 88 km away in a straight line and 69 m lower than San Roque. Madrid is 491 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is La Línea de la Concepción, 6.7 km away in a straight line and 69 m lower.
Of the 16 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, San Roque is the 2nd 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 62 km away in a straight line, 1,575 m above San Roque.
- 147 San Roque 73 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of San Roque.
What is the elevation of San Roque, Spain?
San Roque sits at 73 meters (240 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 San Roque?
Latitude 36.21028 and longitude -5.39167 in decimal degrees (36° 12′ 37″ N · 5° 23′ 30″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 284,999 E and 4,009,923 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does San Roque rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 133rd 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, San Roque or Cádiz?
San Roque. San Roque sits at 73 m and Cádiz at 4 m: a difference of 69 m, 88 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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