Elevation of Martos, Spain
730m
above sea level · 2,395 ft
Martos is a city of 24,462 people in Jaén province, Andalusia, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 11th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.72° N · 3.97° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 43′ 22″ N · 3° 57′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 414,877 E · 4,175,502 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Martos
- INE code 23060
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,462 people
- 261 km² municipality · 94 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 730.2 m (2,396 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 730 m.
Population
Martos had 24,462 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), about the same as in 2015 (24,398). The municipality covers 261 km², a density of 94 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 97 municipalities in Jaén province, after Jaén (112,235), home to 4.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Martos sits 730 m (2,395 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 Martos is 517 m above it.
The provincial capital, Jaén, is 16 km away in a straight line and 156 m lower than Martos. Madrid is 301 km away.
Of the 6 cities in Jaén province with an elevation page, Martos is the 2nd highest. The others are Alcalá la Real (925 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 44 km away in a straight line, 1,434 m above Martos.
- 11 Martos 730 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Martos.
What is the elevation of Martos, Spain?
Martos sits at 730 meters (2,395 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 Martos?
Latitude 37.72283 and longitude -3.96590 in decimal degrees (37° 43′ 22″ N · 3° 57′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 414,877 E and 4,175,502 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Martos rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 11th 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, Martos or Jaén?
Martos. Martos sits at 730 m and Jaén at 574 m: a difference of 156 m, 16 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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