Elevation of Valdepeñas, Spain
704m
above sea level · 2,310 ft
Valdepeñas is a city of 30,782 people in Ciudad Real province, Castilla–La Mancha, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 18th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.76° N · 3.39° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 45′ 37″ N · 3° 23′ 7″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 466,531 E · 4,290,236 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Valdepeñas
- INE code 13087
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 30,782 people
- 489 km² municipality · 63 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 704.3 m (2,311 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 704 m.
Population
Valdepeñas had 30,782 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.9% more than in 2015, when it had 30,514. The municipality covers 489 km², a density of 63 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 102 municipalities in Ciudad Real province, after Ciudad Real (76,217), home to 6.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Valdepeñas sits 704 m (2,310 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 Valdepeñas is 491 m above it.
The provincial capital, Ciudad Real, is 53 km away in a straight line and 79 m lower than Valdepeñas. Madrid is 186 km away.
Of the 5 cities in Ciudad Real province with an elevation page, Valdepeñas is the highest. The others are Puertollano (699 m), Tomelloso (662 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 112 km away in a straight line, 669 m above Valdepeñas.
- 18 Valdepeñas 704 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Valdepeñas.
What is the elevation of Valdepeñas, Spain?
Valdepeñas sits at 704 meters (2,310 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 Valdepeñas?
Latitude 38.76019 and longitude -3.38522 in decimal degrees (38° 45′ 37″ N · 3° 23′ 7″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 466,531 E and 4,290,236 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Valdepeñas rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 18th 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, Valdepeñas or Ciudad Real?
Valdepeñas. Valdepeñas sits at 704 m and Ciudad Real at 625 m: a difference of 79 m, 53 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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