Elevation of Priego de Córdoba, Spain
653m
above sea level · 2,142 ft
Priego de Córdoba is a city of 21,764 people in Córdoba province, Andalusia, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 31st highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.44° N · 4.19° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 26′ 20″ N · 4° 11′ 42″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 394,287 E · 4,144,238 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Priego de Córdoba
- INE code 14055
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,764 people
- 288 km² municipality · 75 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 653 m (2,142 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 653 m.
Population
Priego de Córdoba had 21,764 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.1% fewer than in 2015, when it had 22,936. The municipality covers 288 km², a density of 75 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 77 municipalities in Córdoba province, after Córdoba (323,262), home to 2.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Priego de Córdoba sits 653 m (2,142 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 Priego de Córdoba is 440 m above it.
The provincial capital, Córdoba, is 71 km away in a straight line and 543 m lower than Priego de Córdoba. Madrid is 334 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Jaén (Jaén), 51 km away in a straight line and 79 m lower.
Of the 6 cities in Córdoba province with an elevation page, Priego de Córdoba is the highest. The others are Lucena (485 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 7.3 km away in a straight line, 915 m above Priego de Córdoba.
- 31 Priego de Córdoba 653 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Priego de Córdoba.
What is the elevation of Priego de Córdoba, Spain?
Priego de Córdoba sits at 653 meters (2,142 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 Priego de Córdoba?
Latitude 37.43895 and longitude -4.19499 in decimal degrees (37° 26′ 20″ N · 4° 11′ 42″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 394,287 E and 4,144,238 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Priego de Córdoba rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 31st 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, Priego de Córdoba or Córdoba?
Priego de Córdoba. Priego de Córdoba sits at 653 m and Córdoba at 110 m: a difference of 543 m, 71 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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