Elevation of Galapagar, Spain
877m
above sea level · 2,877 ft
Galapagar is a city of 36,758 people in the Community of Madrid, the 27th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 4th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.58° N · 4.01° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 34′ 50″ N · 4° 0′ 22″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 414,851 E · 4,492,679 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Galapagar
- INE code 28061
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 36,758 people
- 65.0 km² municipality · 566 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 877 m (2,877 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 877 m.
Population
Galapagar had 36,758 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 14% more than in 2015, when it had 32,294. The municipality covers 65.0 km², a density of 566 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 27th most populous of the 179 municipalities in the Community of Madrid, after Madrid (3,506,730), home to 0.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Galapagar sits 877 m (2,877 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 Galapagar is 664 m above it.
The regional capital, Madrid, is 32 km away in a straight line and 232 m lower than Galapagar.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Collado Villalba, 7.4 km away in a straight line and 39 m higher.
Of the 37 cities in the Community of Madrid with an elevation page, Galapagar is the 2nd highest. The highest is Collado Villalba (916 m) and the lowest, Aranjuez (496 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Community of Madrid is Peñalara, at 2,428 m (7,966 ft). It lies 30 km away in a straight line, 1,551 m above Galapagar.
- 4 Galapagar 877 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Galapagar.
What is the elevation of Galapagar, Spain?
Galapagar sits at 877 meters (2,877 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 Galapagar?
Latitude 40.58053 and longitude -4.00609 in decimal degrees (40° 34′ 50″ N · 4° 0′ 22″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 414,851 E and 4,492,679 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Galapagar rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 4th 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, Galapagar or Madrid?
Galapagar. Galapagar sits at 877 m and Madrid at 645 m: a difference of 232 m, 32 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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