Elevation of Las Gabias, Spain
682m
above sea level · 2,238 ft
Las Gabias is a city of 23,584 people in Granada province, Andalusia, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 24th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.14° N · 3.67° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 8′ 11″ N · 3° 40′ 9″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 440,558 E · 4,110,221 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Las Gabias
- INE code 18905
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 23,584 people
- 38.9 km² municipality · 606 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 682.3 m (2,239 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 682 m.
Population
Las Gabias had 23,584 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 20% more than in 2015, when it had 19,603. The municipality covers 38.9 km², a density of 606 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 174 municipalities in Granada province, after Granada (233,975), home to 2.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Las Gabias sits 682 m (2,238 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 Las Gabias is 469 m above it.
The provincial capital, Granada, is 7.5 km away in a straight line and at the same elevation than Las Gabias. Madrid is 365 km away.
Of the 10 cities in Granada province with an elevation page, Las Gabias is the 3rd 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 33 km away in a straight line, 2,797 m above Las Gabias.
- 24 Las Gabias 682 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Las Gabias.
What is the elevation of Las Gabias, Spain?
Las Gabias sits at 682 meters (2,238 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 Las Gabias?
Latitude 37.13647 and longitude -3.66926 in decimal degrees (37° 8′ 11″ N · 3° 40′ 9″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 440,558 E and 4,110,221 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Las Gabias rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 24th 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, Las Gabias or Granada?
They’re at the same elevation: 682 m.
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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