Elevation of Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain
116m
above sea level · 381 ft
Alhaurín de la Torre is a city of 45,066 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 125th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.66° N · 4.57° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 39′ 42″ N · 4° 33′ 56″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 360,083 E · 4,058,482 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Alhaurín de la Torre
- INE code 29007
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 45,066 people
- 82.7 km² municipality · 545 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 116 m (381 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 116 m.
Population
Alhaurín de la Torre had 45,066 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 17% more than in 2015, when it had 38,523. The municipality covers 82.7 km², a density of 545 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 2.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Alhaurín de la Torre sits 116 m (381 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 Alhaurín de la Torre is 97 m below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 15 km away in a straight line and 110 m lower than Alhaurín de la Torre. Madrid is 425 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Torremolinos, 6.8 km away in a straight line and 50 m lower.
Of the 17 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Alhaurín de la Torre is the 8th highest. The highest is Ronda (727 m) and the lowest, Rincón de la Victoria (4 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Málaga province is Tejeda, at 2,069 m (6,788 ft). It lies 54 km away in a straight line, 1,953 m above Alhaurín de la Torre.
- 125 Alhaurín de la Torre 116 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Alhaurín de la Torre.
What is the elevation of Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain?
Alhaurín de la Torre sits at 116 meters (381 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 Alhaurín de la Torre?
Latitude 36.66167 and longitude -4.56556 in decimal degrees (36° 39′ 42″ N · 4° 33′ 56″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 360,083 E and 4,058,482 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Alhaurín de la Torre rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 125th 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, Alhaurín de la Torre or Málaga?
Alhaurín de la Torre. Alhaurín de la Torre sits at 116 m and Málaga at 6 m: a difference of 110 m, 15 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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