Elevation of Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain
654m
above sea level · 2,146 ft
Villanueva de la Cañada is a city of 24,028 people in the Community of Madrid, the 34th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 30th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.45° N · 4.01° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 26′ 48″ N · 4° 0′ 19″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 414,740 E · 4,477,810 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Villanueva de la Cañada
- INE code 28176
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,028 people
- 34.9 km² municipality · 688 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 654 m (2,146 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 654 m.
Population
Villanueva de la Cañada had 24,028 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 25% more than in 2015, when it had 19,250. The municipality covers 34.9 km², a density of 688 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 34th most populous of the 179 municipalities in the Community of Madrid, after Madrid (3,506,730), home to 0.3% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Villanueva de la Cañada sits 654 m (2,146 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 Villanueva de la Cañada is 441 m above it.
The regional capital, Madrid, is 27 km away in a straight line and 9 m lower than Villanueva de la Cañada.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Boadilla del Monte, 12 km away in a straight line and 29 m higher.
Of the 37 cities in the Community of Madrid with an elevation page, Villanueva de la Cañada is the 19th 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 45 km away in a straight line, 1,774 m above Villanueva de la Cañada.
- 30 Villanueva de la Cañada 654 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Villanueva de la Cañada.
What is the elevation of Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain?
Villanueva de la Cañada sits at 654 meters (2,146 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 Villanueva de la Cañada?
Latitude 40.44658 and longitude -4.00541 in decimal degrees (40° 26′ 48″ N · 4° 0′ 19″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 414,740 E and 4,477,810 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Villanueva de la Cañada rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 30th 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, Villanueva de la Cañada or Madrid?
Villanueva de la Cañada. Villanueva de la Cañada sits at 654 m and Madrid at 645 m: a difference of 9 m, 27 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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