Elevation of Salt, Spain
81m
above sea level · 266 ft
Salt is a city of 34,491 people in Girona province, Catalonia, the 6th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 137th lowest. It’s in the Gironès comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.97° N · 2.79° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 58′ 29″ N · 2° 47′ 34″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 482,825 E · 4,647,001 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Salt
- INE code 17155
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 34,491 people
- 6.61 km² municipality · 5,218 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 81 m (266 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 81 m.
Population
Salt had 34,491 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 18% more than in 2015, when it had 29,342. The municipality covers 6.61 km², a density of 5,218 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 6th most populous of the 221 municipalities in Girona province, after Girona (108,666), home to 4.1% of its people.
It belongs to the Gironès comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 27 municipalities, 209,197 people and 576 km². Salt is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Girona, with 108,666) and is home to 16% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Salt sits 81 m (266 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 Salt is 132 m below it.
The provincial capital, Girona, is 2.8 km away in a straight line and 13 m lower than Salt. Madrid is 569 km away.
Of the 10 cities in Girona province with an elevation page, Salt is the 3rd highest. The highest is Olot (440 m) and the lowest, Roses (2 m).
One other municipality in the Gironès comarca has a page: Girona (68 m). Salt is the highest of the two.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Girona province is Puigpedrós, at 2,914 m (9,560 ft). It lies 102 km away in a straight line, 2,833 m above Salt.
- 143 Salt 81 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Salt.
What is the elevation of Salt, Spain?
Salt sits at 81 meters (266 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 Salt?
Latitude 41.97481 and longitude 2.79269 in decimal degrees (41° 58′ 29″ N · 2° 47′ 34″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 482,825 E and 4,647,001 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Salt rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 137th 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, Salt or Girona?
Salt. Salt sits at 81 m and Girona at 68 m: a difference of 13 m, 2.8 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Salt in?
Gironès, in Girona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 27 municipalities and 209,197 people.
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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