Elevation of Estepona, Spain
16ft
above sea level · 5 m
Estepona is a city of 79,621 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 6th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 8th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.42° N · 5.15° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 25′ 29″ N · 5° 8′ 59″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 307,273 E · 4,033,212 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Estepona
- INE code 29051
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 79,621 people
- 53.0 sq mi municipality · 1,501 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 16 ft (5 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 16 ft.
Population
Estepona had 79,621 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 19% more than in 2015, when it had 67,080. The municipality covers 53.0 sq mi, a density of 1,501 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 6th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 4.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Estepona sits 16 ft (5 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Estepona is 902 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 46 mi away in a straight line and 3 ft higher than Estepona.
Of the 9 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Estepona is the 2nd lowest. The highest is Mijas (1,362 ft) and the lowest, Rincón de la Victoria (13 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Málaga province is Tejeda, at 6,788 ft (2,069 m). It lies 70 mi away in a straight line, 6,772 ft above Estepona.
- 144 Estepona 16 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Estepona.
What is the elevation of Estepona, Spain?
Estepona sits at 16 feet (5 meters) 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 Estepona?
Latitude 36.42478 and longitude -5.14982 in decimal degrees (36° 25′ 29″ N · 5° 8′ 59″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 307,273 E and 4,033,212 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Estepona rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 8th lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Estepona or Málaga?
Málaga. Estepona sits at 16 ft and Málaga at 20 ft: a difference of 3 ft, 46 mi 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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know