Elevation of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
79ft
above sea level · 24 m
Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a city of 70,012 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 7th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 44th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.78° N · 6.35° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 46′ 33″ N · 6° 21′ 17″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 736,087 E · 4,073,258 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Sanlúcar de Barrameda
- INE code 11032
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 70,012 people
- 66.2 sq mi municipality · 1,058 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 79 ft (24 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 79 ft.
Population
Sanlúcar de Barrameda had 70,012 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.8% more than in 2015, when it had 67,433. The municipality covers 66.2 sq mi, a density of 1,058 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 7th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 5.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits 79 ft (24 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda is 840 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 17 mi away in a straight line and 66 ft lower than Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Of the 8 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, Sanlúcar de Barrameda is the 2nd 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 52 mi away in a straight line, 5,328 ft above Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
- 110 Sanlúcar de Barrameda 79 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
What is the elevation of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits at 79 feet (24 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Latitude 36.77573 and longitude -6.35464 in decimal degrees (36° 46′ 33″ N · 6° 21′ 17″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 736,087 E and 4,073,258 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Sanlúcar de Barrameda rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 44th 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, Sanlúcar de Barrameda or Cádiz?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits at 79 ft and Cádiz at 13 ft: a difference of 66 ft, 17 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