Elevation of la Vall d'Uixó, Spain
118m
above sea level · 387 ft
la Vall d'Uixó is a city of 32,242 people in Castellón province, Valencian Community, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 122nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.82° N · 0.23° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 49′ 26″ N · 0° 13′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 736,864 E · 4,411,874 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- la Vall d'Uixó
- INE code 12126
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 32,242 people
- 67.1 km² municipality · 481 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 118 m (387 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 118 m.
Population
la Vall d'Uixó had 32,242 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.8% more than in 2015, when it had 31,671. The municipality covers 67.1 km², a density of 481 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 135 municipalities in Castellón province, after Castellón de la Plana (183,711), home to 5.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
la Vall d'Uixó sits 118 m (387 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 la Vall d'Uixó is 95 m below it.
The provincial capital, Castellón de la Plana, is 25 km away in a straight line and 90 m lower than la Vall d'Uixó. Madrid is 301 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Sagunto (Valencia), 16 km away in a straight line and 68 m lower.
Of the 9 cities in Castellón province with an elevation page, la Vall d'Uixó is the 2nd highest. The highest is Onda (192 m) and the lowest, Vinaròs (7 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Castellón province is Penyagolosa, at 1,812 m (5,945 ft). It lies 45 km away in a straight line, 1,694 m above la Vall d'Uixó.
- 123 la Vall d'Uixó 118 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of la Vall d'Uixó.
What is the elevation of la Vall d'Uixó, Spain?
la Vall d'Uixó sits at 118 meters (387 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 la Vall d'Uixó?
Latitude 39.82387 and longitude -0.23240 in decimal degrees (39° 49′ 26″ N · 0° 13′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 736,864 E and 4,411,874 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does la Vall d'Uixó rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 122nd highest 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, la Vall d'Uixó or Castellón de la Plana?
la Vall d'Uixó. la Vall d'Uixó sits at 118 m and Castellón de la Plana at 28 m: a difference of 90 m, 25 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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