Elevation of Torrelavega, Spain
62ft
above sea level · 19 m
Torrelavega is a city of 51,796 people in Cantabria, the 2nd largest in the region. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 37th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.35° N · 4.05° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 20′ 57″ N · 4° 3′ 2″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 414,850 E · 4,800,120 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Torrelavega
- INE code 39087
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 51,796 people
- 13.7 sq mi municipality · 3,776 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
Torrelavega had 51,796 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.2% fewer than in 2015, when it had 53,496. The municipality covers 13.7 sq mi, a density of 3,776 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 102 municipalities in Cantabria, after Santander (175,425), home to 8.7% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Torrelavega 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 Torrelavega is 856 ft below it.
The regional capital, Santander, is 14 mi away in a straight line and 46 ft lower than Torrelavega.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Cantabria is Torre Blanca, at 8,586 ft (2,617 m). It lies 42 mi away in a straight line, 8,524 ft above Torrelavega.
- 117 Torrelavega 62 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Torrelavega.
What is the elevation of Torrelavega, Spain?
Torrelavega 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 Torrelavega?
Latitude 43.34911 and longitude -4.05064 in decimal degrees (43° 20′ 57″ N · 4° 3′ 2″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 414,850 E and 4,800,120 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Torrelavega 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, Torrelavega or Santander?
Torrelavega. Torrelavega sits at 62 ft and Santander at 16 ft: a difference of 46 ft, 14 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