Elevation of Palma del Río, Spain
54m
above sea level · 177 ft
Palma del Río is a city of 20,438 people in Córdoba province, Andalusia, the 6th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 120th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.70° N · 5.28° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 42′ 6″ N · 5° 17′ 1″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 298,678 E · 4,175,171 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Palma del Río
- INE code 14049
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,438 people
- 200 km² municipality · 102 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 54.2 m (178 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 54 m.
Population
Palma del Río had 20,438 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.0% fewer than in 2015, when it had 21,522. The municipality covers 200 km², a density of 102 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 6th most populous of the 77 municipalities in Córdoba province, after Córdoba (323,262), home to 2.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Palma del Río sits 54 m (177 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 Palma del Río is 159 m below it.
The provincial capital, Córdoba, is 49 km away in a straight line and 56 m higher than Palma del Río. Madrid is 332 km away.
Of the 6 cities in Córdoba province with an elevation page, Palma del Río is the lowest. The others are Priego de Córdoba (653 m), Lucena (485 m), Montilla (378 m), Puente Genil (173 m), and Córdoba (110 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 98 km away in a straight line, 1,514 m above Palma del Río.
- 160 Palma del Río 54 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Palma del Río.
What is the elevation of Palma del Río, Spain?
Palma del Río sits at 54 meters (177 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 Palma del Río?
Latitude 37.70168 and longitude -5.28366 in decimal degrees (37° 42′ 6″ N · 5° 17′ 1″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 298,678 E and 4,175,171 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Palma del Río rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 120th lowest 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, Palma del Río or Córdoba?
Córdoba. Palma del Río sits at 54 m and Córdoba at 110 m: a difference of 56 m, 49 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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