Elevation of Alhaurín el Grande, Spain
267m
above sea level · 876 ft
Alhaurín el Grande is a city of 27,552 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 14th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 82nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.64° N · 4.69° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 38′ 31″ N · 4° 41′ 30″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 348,778 E · 4,056,483 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Alhaurín el Grande
- INE code 29008
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 27,552 people
- 73.1 km² municipality · 377 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 266.5 m (874 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 267 m.
Population
Alhaurín el Grande had 27,552 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 13% more than in 2015, when it had 24,338. The municipality covers 73.1 km², a density of 377 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 14th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 1.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Alhaurín el Grande sits 267 m (876 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 el Grande is 54 m above it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 26 km away in a straight line and 261 m lower than Alhaurín el Grande. Madrid is 429 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mijas, 7.0 km away in a straight line and 148 m higher.
Of the 17 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Alhaurín el Grande is the 4th 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 65 km away in a straight line, 1,802 m above Alhaurín el Grande.
- 82 Alhaurín el Grande 267 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Alhaurín el Grande.
What is the elevation of Alhaurín el Grande, Spain?
Alhaurín el Grande sits at 267 meters (876 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 el Grande?
Latitude 36.64192 and longitude -4.69161 in decimal degrees (36° 38′ 31″ N · 4° 41′ 30″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 348,778 E and 4,056,483 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Alhaurín el Grande rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 82nd 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 el Grande or Málaga?
Alhaurín el Grande. Alhaurín el Grande sits at 267 m and Málaga at 6 m: a difference of 261 m, 26 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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