Elevation of Linares, Spain
1,329ft
above sea level · 405 m
Linares is a city of 55,633 people in Jaén province, Andalusia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 54th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.09° N · 3.64° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 5′ 38″ N · 3° 38′ 10″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 444,222 E · 4,216,414 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Linares
- INE code 23055
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 55,633 people
- 75.9 sq mi municipality · 733 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 1,329 ft (405 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,329 ft.
Population
Linares had 55,633 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.9% fewer than in 2015, when it had 59,737. The municipality covers 75.9 sq mi, a density of 733 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 97 municipalities in Jaén province, after Jaén (112,235), home to 9.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Linares sits 1,329 ft (405 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Linares is 410 ft above it.
The provincial capital, Jaén, is 24 mi away in a straight line and 554 ft higher than Linares.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Jaén province is Mágina, at 7,100 ft (2,164 m). It lies 27 mi away in a straight line, 5,771 ft above Linares.
- 54 Linares 1,329 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Linares.
What is the elevation of Linares, Spain?
Linares sits at 1,329 feet (405 meters) 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 Linares?
Latitude 38.09380 and longitude -3.63611 in decimal degrees (38° 5′ 38″ N · 3° 38′ 10″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 444,222 E and 4,216,414 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Linares rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 54th highest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Linares or Jaén?
Jaén. Linares sits at 1,329 ft and Jaén at 1,883 ft: a difference of 554 ft, 24 mi 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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know