Elevation of Lucena, Spain
485m
above sea level · 1,591 ft
Lucena is a city of 43,408 people in Córdoba province, Andalusia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 55th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.41° N · 4.49° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 24′ 32″ N · 4° 29′ 8″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 368,517 E · 4,141,260 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Lucena
- INE code 14038
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 43,408 people
- 352 km² municipality · 123 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 484.9 m (1,591 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 485 m.
Population
Lucena had 43,408 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.7% more than in 2015, when it had 42,697. The municipality covers 352 km², a density of 123 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 77 municipalities in Córdoba province, after Córdoba (323,262), home to 5.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Lucena sits 485 m (1,591 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 Lucena is 272 m above it.
The provincial capital, Córdoba, is 59 km away in a straight line and 375 m lower than Lucena. Madrid is 342 km away.
Of the 6 cities in Córdoba province with an elevation page, Lucena is the 2nd highest. The others are Priego de Córdoba (653 m), Montilla (378 m), Puente Genil (173 m), Córdoba (110 m), and Palma del Río (54 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Córdoba province is La Tiñosa, at 1,568 m (5,144 ft). It lies 22 km away in a straight line, 1,083 m above Lucena.
- 55 Lucena 485 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Lucena.
What is the elevation of Lucena, Spain?
Lucena sits at 485 meters (1,591 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 Lucena?
Latitude 37.40881 and longitude -4.48568 in decimal degrees (37° 24′ 32″ N · 4° 29′ 8″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 368,517 E and 4,141,260 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Lucena rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 55th 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, Lucena or Córdoba?
Lucena. Lucena sits at 485 m and Córdoba at 110 m: a difference of 375 m, 59 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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