Elevation of Puente Genil, Spain
173m
above sea level · 568 ft
Puente Genil is a city of 29,963 people in Córdoba province, Andalusia, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 111th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.39° N · 4.78° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 23′ 16″ N · 4° 46′ 43″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 342,545 E · 4,139,362 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Puente Genil
- INE code 14056
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 29,963 people
- 171 km² municipality · 175 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 173.3 m (569 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 173 m.
Population
Puente Genil had 29,963 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.7% fewer than in 2015, when it had 30,167. The municipality covers 171 km², a density of 175 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 77 municipalities in Córdoba province, after Córdoba (323,262), home to 3.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Puente Genil sits 173 m (568 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 Puente Genil is 40 m below it.
The provincial capital, Córdoba, is 55 km away in a straight line and 63 m lower than Puente Genil. Madrid is 350 km away.
Of the 6 cities in Córdoba province with an elevation page, Puente Genil is the 3rd lowest. The others are Priego de Córdoba (653 m), Lucena (485 m), Montilla (378 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 47 km away in a straight line, 1,395 m above Puente Genil.
- 111 Puente Genil 173 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Puente Genil.
What is the elevation of Puente Genil, Spain?
Puente Genil sits at 173 meters (568 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 Puente Genil?
Latitude 37.38765 and longitude -4.77862 in decimal degrees (37° 23′ 16″ N · 4° 46′ 43″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 342,545 E and 4,139,362 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Puente Genil rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 111th 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, Puente Genil or Córdoba?
Puente Genil. Puente Genil sits at 173 m and Córdoba at 110 m: a difference of 63 m, 55 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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