Elevation of Alcalá la Real, Spain
925m
above sea level · 3,035 ft
Alcalá la Real is a city of 21,496 people in Jaén province, Andalusia, the 6th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 2nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.46° N · 3.93° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 27′ 49″ N · 3° 55′ 30″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 418,192 E · 4,146,691 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Alcalá la Real
- INE code 23002
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,496 people
- 261 km² municipality · 82 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 922.8 m (3,028 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 925 m.
Population
Alcalá la Real had 21,496 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.5% fewer than in 2015, when it had 22,036. The municipality covers 261 km², a density of 82 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 6th most populous of the 97 municipalities in Jaén province, after Jaén (112,235), home to 3.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Alcalá la Real sits 925 m (3,035 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 Alcalá la Real is 712 m above it.
The provincial capital, Jaén, is 36 km away in a straight line and 351 m lower than Alcalá la Real. Madrid is 329 km away.
Of the 6 cities in Jaén province with an elevation page, Alcalá la Real is the highest. The others are Martos (730 m), Úbeda (730 m), Jaén (574 m), Linares (405 m), and Andújar (213 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Jaén province is Mágina, at 2,164 m (7,100 ft). It lies 50 km away in a straight line, 1,239 m above Alcalá la Real.
- 2 Alcalá la Real 925 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Alcalá la Real.
What is the elevation of Alcalá la Real, Spain?
Alcalá la Real sits at 925 meters (3,035 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 Alcalá la Real?
Latitude 37.46348 and longitude -3.92507 in decimal degrees (37° 27′ 49″ N · 3° 55′ 30″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 418,192 E and 4,146,691 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Alcalá la Real rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 2nd 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, Alcalá la Real or Jaén?
Alcalá la Real. Alcalá la Real sits at 925 m and Jaén at 574 m: a difference of 351 m, 36 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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