Elevation of Cártama, Spain
99m
above sea level · 325 ft
Cártama is a city of 29,333 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 13th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 136th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.71° N · 4.63° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 42′ 38″ N · 4° 37′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 354,203 E · 4,064,007 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Cártama
- INE code 29038
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 29,333 people
- 105 km² municipality · 279 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 99.4 m (326 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 99 m.
Population
Cártama had 29,333 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 19% more than in 2015, when it had 24,592. The municipality covers 105 km², a density of 279 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 13th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 1.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Cártama sits 99 m (325 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 Cártama is 114 m below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 19 km away in a straight line and 93 m lower than Cártama. Madrid is 420 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mijas, 13 km away in a straight line and 316 m higher.
Of the 17 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Cártama is the 9th 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 57 km away in a straight line, 1,970 m above Cártama.
- 136 Cártama 99 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Cártama.
What is the elevation of Cártama, Spain?
Cártama sits at 99 meters (325 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 Cártama?
Latitude 36.71057 and longitude -4.63238 in decimal degrees (36° 42′ 38″ N · 4° 37′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 354,203 E and 4,064,007 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Cártama rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 136th 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, Cártama or Málaga?
Cártama. Cártama sits at 99 m and Málaga at 6 m: a difference of 93 m, 19 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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