Elevation of Baza, Spain
844m
above sea level · 2,769 ft
Baza is a city of 20,587 people in Granada province, Andalusia, the 9th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 5th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.49° N · 2.77° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 29′ 26″ N · 2° 46′ 28″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 519,951 E · 4,149,324 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Baza
- INE code 18023
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,587 people
- 545 km² municipality · 38 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 843.7 m (2,768 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 844 m.
Population
Baza had 20,587 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), about the same as in 2015 (20,668). The municipality covers 545 km², a density of 38 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 9th most populous of the 174 municipalities in Granada province, after Granada (233,975), home to 2.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Baza sits 844 m (2,769 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 Baza is 631 m above it.
The provincial capital, Granada, is 81 km away in a straight line and 162 m lower than Baza. Madrid is 335 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Almería (Almería), 77 km away in a straight line and 821 m lower.
Of the 10 cities in Granada province with an elevation page, Baza is the highest. The highest is Baza (844 m) and the lowest, Almuñécar (16 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Granada province is Mulhacén, at 3,479 m (11,414 ft). It lies 68 km away in a straight line, 2,635 m above Baza.
- 5 Baza 844 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Baza.
What is the elevation of Baza, Spain?
Baza sits at 844 meters (2,769 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 Baza?
Latitude 37.49062 and longitude -2.77431 in decimal degrees (37° 29′ 26″ N · 2° 46′ 28″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 519,951 E and 4,149,324 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Baza rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 5th 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, Baza or Granada?
Baza. Baza sits at 844 m and Granada at 682 m: a difference of 162 m, 81 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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