Elevation of Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
2,323ft
above sea level · 708 m
Las Rozas de Madrid is a city of 99,037 people in the Community of Madrid, the 12th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 14th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.49° N · 3.87° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 29′ 35″ N · 3° 52′ 28″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 425,903 E · 4,482,859 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Las Rozas de Madrid
- INE code 28127
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 99,037 people
- 22.5 sq mi municipality · 4,399 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 2,324 ft (708.5 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 2,323 ft.
Population
Las Rozas de Madrid had 99,037 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.9% more than in 2015, when it had 93,520. The municipality covers 22.5 sq mi, a density of 4,399 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 12th most populous of the 179 municipalities in the Community of Madrid, after Madrid (3,506,730), home to 1.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Las Rozas de Madrid sits 2,323 ft (708 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 Las Rozas de Madrid is 1,404 ft above it.
The regional capital, Madrid, is 11 mi away in a straight line and 207 ft lower than Las Rozas de Madrid.
Of the 24 cities in the Community of Madrid with an elevation page, Las Rozas de Madrid is the 6th highest. The highest is Collado Villalba (3,005 ft) and the lowest, Aranjuez (1,627 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Community of Madrid is Peñalara, at 7,966 ft (2,428 m). It lies 25 mi away in a straight line, 5,643 ft above Las Rozas de Madrid.
- 14 Las Rozas de Madrid 2,323 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Las Rozas de Madrid.
What is the elevation of Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain?
Las Rozas de Madrid sits at 2,323 feet (708 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 Las Rozas de Madrid?
Latitude 40.49313 and longitude -3.87437 in decimal degrees (40° 29′ 35″ N · 3° 52′ 28″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 425,903 E and 4,482,859 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Las Rozas de Madrid rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 14th 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, Las Rozas de Madrid or Madrid?
Las Rozas de Madrid. Las Rozas de Madrid sits at 2,323 ft and Madrid at 2,116 ft: a difference of 207 ft, 11 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