Elevation of Montilla, Spain
378m
above sea level · 1,240 ft
Montilla is a city of 22,305 people in Córdoba province, Andalusia, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 62nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.59° N · 4.64° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 35′ 11″ N · 4° 38′ 24″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 355,201 E · 4,161,180 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Montilla
- INE code 14042
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 22,305 people
- 169 km² municipality · 132 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 378 m (1,240 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 378 m.
Population
Montilla had 22,305 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.2% fewer than in 2015, when it had 23,519. The municipality covers 169 km², a density of 132 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 77 municipalities in Córdoba province, after Córdoba (323,262), home to 2.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Montilla sits 378 m (1,240 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 Montilla is 165 m above it.
The provincial capital, Córdoba, is 35 km away in a straight line and 268 m lower than Montilla. Madrid is 325 km away.
Of the 6 cities in Córdoba province with an elevation page, Montilla is the 3rd highest. The others are Priego de Córdoba (653 m), Lucena (485 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 42 km away in a straight line, 1,190 m above Montilla.
- 62 Montilla 378 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Montilla.
What is the elevation of Montilla, Spain?
Montilla sits at 378 meters (1,240 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 Montilla?
Latitude 37.58630 and longitude -4.64001 in decimal degrees (37° 35′ 11″ N · 4° 38′ 24″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 355,201 E and 4,161,180 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Montilla rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 62nd 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, Montilla or Córdoba?
Montilla. Montilla sits at 378 m and Córdoba at 110 m: a difference of 268 m, 35 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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