Elevation of Andújar, Spain
213m
above sea level · 699 ft
Andújar is a city of 35,610 people in Jaén province, Andalusia, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 95th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.04° N · 4.05° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 2′ 12″ N · 4° 3′ 16″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 407,473 E · 4,210,398 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Andújar
- INE code 23005
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 35,610 people
- 964 km² municipality · 37 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 210.6 m (691 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 213 m.
Population
Andújar had 35,610 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.9% fewer than in 2015, when it had 38,246. The municipality covers 964 km², a density of 37 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 97 municipalities in Jaén province, after Jaén (112,235), home to 5.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Andújar sits 213 m (699 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 Andújar is right on the average.
The provincial capital, Jaén, is 38 km away in a straight line and 361 m higher than Andújar. Madrid is 267 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Linares, 37 km away in a straight line and 192 m higher.
Of the 6 cities in Jaén province with an elevation page, Andújar is the lowest. The others are Alcalá la Real (925 m), Martos (730 m), Úbeda (730 m), Jaén (574 m), and Linares (405 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 62 km away in a straight line, 1,951 m above Andújar.
- 95 Andújar 213 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Andújar.
What is the elevation of Andújar, Spain?
Andújar sits at 213 meters (699 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 Andújar?
Latitude 38.03658 and longitude -4.05438 in decimal degrees (38° 2′ 12″ N · 4° 3′ 16″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 407,473 E and 4,210,398 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Andújar rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 95th 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, Andújar or Jaén?
Jaén. Andújar sits at 213 m and Jaén at 574 m: a difference of 361 m, 38 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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