Elevation of Marbella, Spain
72ft
above sea level · 22 m
Marbella is a city of 159,786 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 41st lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.51° N · 4.89° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 30′ 38″ N · 4° 53′ 7″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 331,190 E · 4,042,228 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Marbella
- INE code 29069
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 159,786 people
- 45.2 sq mi municipality · 3,533 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 73 ft (22.1 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 72 ft.
Population
Marbella had 159,786 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 15% more than in 2015, when it had 139,537. The municipality covers 45.2 sq mi, a density of 3,533 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 8.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Marbella sits 72 ft (22 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 Marbella is 846 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 30 mi away in a straight line and 52 ft lower than Marbella.
Of the 9 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Marbella is the 5th highest. 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 54 mi away in a straight line, 6,716 ft above Marbella.
- 113 Marbella 72 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Marbella.
What is the elevation of Marbella, Spain?
Marbella sits at 72 feet (22 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 Marbella?
Latitude 36.51052 and longitude -4.88514 in decimal degrees (36° 30′ 38″ N · 4° 53′ 7″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 331,190 E and 4,042,228 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Marbella rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 41st 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, Marbella or Málaga?
Marbella. Marbella sits at 72 ft and Málaga at 20 ft: a difference of 52 ft, 30 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