Elevation of Tomelloso, Spain
662m
above sea level · 2,172 ft
Tomelloso is a city of 37,060 people in Ciudad Real province, Castilla–La Mancha, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 27th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.16° N · 3.02° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 9′ 32″ N · 3° 1′ 18″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 498,140 E · 4,334,397 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Tomelloso
- INE code 13082
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 37,060 people
- 242 km² municipality · 153 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 662.3 m (2,173 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 662 m.
Population
Tomelloso had 37,060 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.6% fewer than in 2015, when it had 37,645. The municipality covers 242 km², a density of 153 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 102 municipalities in Ciudad Real province, after Ciudad Real (76,217), home to 7.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Tomelloso sits 662 m (2,172 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 Tomelloso is 449 m above it.
The provincial capital, Ciudad Real, is 81 km away in a straight line and 37 m lower than Tomelloso. Madrid is 151 km away.
Of the 5 cities in Ciudad Real province with an elevation page, Tomelloso is the 3rd highest. The others are Valdepeñas (704 m), Puertollano (699 m), Alcázar de San Juan (640 m), and Ciudad Real (625 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Ciudad Real province is El Telégrafo (an area the IGN lists as a paraje, not a peak), at 1,373 m (4,505 ft). It lies 107 km away in a straight line, 711 m above Tomelloso.
- 28 Tomelloso 662 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Tomelloso.
What is the elevation of Tomelloso, Spain?
Tomelloso sits at 662 meters (2,172 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 Tomelloso?
Latitude 39.15878 and longitude -3.02153 in decimal degrees (39° 9′ 32″ N · 3° 1′ 18″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 498,140 E and 4,334,397 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Tomelloso rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 27th 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, Tomelloso or Ciudad Real?
Tomelloso. Tomelloso sits at 662 m and Ciudad Real at 625 m: a difference of 37 m, 81 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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