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Elevation of Aljaraque, Spain

33m

above sea level · 108 ft

Aljaraque is a city of 22,737 people in Huelva province, Andalusia, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 94th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

Elevation profile

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Key facts

Coordinates
37.27° N · 7.02° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 16′ 16″ N · 7° 1′ 18″ W
UTM coordinates
29S · 675,417 E · 4,126,773 N
Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Aljaraque
INE code 21002
Province and region
Huelva
Andalusia
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
22,737 people
33.8 km² municipality · 672 people/km²
Ground height (MDT05)
33 m (108 ft)
What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 33 m.

Population

Aljaraque had 22,737 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 12% more than in 2015, when it had 20,357. The municipality covers 33.8 km², a density of 672 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the 5th most populous of the 80 municipalities in Huelva province, after Huelva (143,215), home to 4.2% of its people.

Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000

Aljaraque sits 33 m (108 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 Aljaraque is 180 m below it.

The provincial capital, Huelva, is 6.6 km away in a straight line and 25 m lower than Aljaraque. Madrid is 453 km away.

Of the 8 cities in Huelva province with an elevation page, Aljaraque is the 3rd highest. The highest is Almonte (72 m) and the lowest, Isla Cristina (3 m).

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Huelva province is Cumbre de los Bonales, at 1,053 m (3,455 ft). It lies 104 km away in a straight line, 1,020 m above Aljaraque.

  1. 180 Piélagos 36 m
  2. 182 Aljaraque 33 m
  3. 183 Almassora 33 m
  4. 184 Maó 33 m

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Aljaraque.

What is the elevation of Aljaraque, Spain?

Aljaraque sits at 33 meters (108 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 Aljaraque?

Latitude 37.27103 and longitude -7.02155 in decimal degrees (37° 16′ 16″ N · 7° 1′ 18″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 675,417 E and 4,126,773 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Aljaraque rank among Spain’s highest cities?

It’s the 94th 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, Aljaraque or Huelva?

Aljaraque. Aljaraque sits at 33 m and Huelva at 8 m: a difference of 25 m, 6.6 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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