Elevation of Coín, Spain
211m
above sea level · 692 ft
Coín is a city of 26,574 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 15th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 97th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.66° N · 4.76° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 39′ 30″ N · 4° 45′ 40″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 342,605 E · 4,058,412 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Coín
- INE code 29042
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 26,574 people
- 127 km² municipality · 208 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 210.8 m (692 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 211 m.
Population
Coín had 26,574 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 23% more than in 2015, when it had 21,561. The municipality covers 127 km², a density of 208 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 15th 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
Coín sits 211 m (692 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 Coín is 2 m below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 32 km away in a straight line and 205 m lower than Coín. Madrid is 428 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mijas, 13 km away in a straight line and 204 m higher.
Of the 17 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Coín is the 6th 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 70 km away in a straight line, 1,858 m above Coín.
- 97 Coín 211 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Coín.
What is the elevation of Coín, Spain?
Coín sits at 211 meters (692 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 Coín?
Latitude 36.65830 and longitude -4.76103 in decimal degrees (36° 39′ 30″ N · 4° 45′ 40″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 342,605 E and 4,058,412 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Coín rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 97th 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, Coín or Málaga?
Coín. Coín sits at 211 m and Málaga at 6 m: a difference of 205 m, 32 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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