Elevation of Logroño, Spain
1,250ft
above sea level · 381 m
Logroño is the capital of La Rioja, a single-province region of Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 24th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.47° N · 2.44° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 27′ 59″ N · 2° 26′ 21″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 546,112 E · 4,701,704 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Logroño
- INE code 26089
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 152,150 people
- 30.5 sq mi municipality · 4,990 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 1,248 ft (380.4 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,250 ft.
Population
Logroño had 152,150 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.5% more than in 2015, when it had 151,344. The municipality covers 30.5 sq mi, a density of 4,990 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 174 municipalities in La Rioja, home to 46% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Logroño sits 1,250 ft (381 m) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 1,152 ft, so Logroño is 102 ft above it.
The nearest capital is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 29 mi away in a straight line and 469 ft higher than Logroño.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in La Rioja is Cerro de San Lorenzo, at 7,451 ft (2,271 m). It lies 31 mi away in a straight line, 6,201 ft above Logroño.
- 24 Logroño 1,250 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Logroño.
What is the elevation of Logroño, Spain?
Logroño sits at 1,250 feet (381 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 Logroño?
Latitude 42.46631 and longitude -2.43910 in decimal degrees (42° 27′ 59″ N · 2° 26′ 21″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 546,112 E and 4,701,704 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Logroño rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 24th highest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Logroño or Vitoria-Gasteiz?
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Logroño sits at 1,250 ft and Vitoria-Gasteiz at 1,719 ft: a difference of 469 ft, 29 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