Elevation of Rincón de la Victoria, Spain
13ft
above sea level · 4 m
Rincón de la Victoria is a city of 52,454 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 9th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 4th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.72° N · 4.29° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 42′ 58″ N · 4° 17′ 7″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 385,207 E · 4,064,142 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Rincón de la Victoria
- INE code 29082
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 52,454 people
- 10.9 sq mi municipality · 4,824 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 15 ft (4.5 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 13 ft.
Population
Rincón de la Victoria had 52,454 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 22% more than in 2015, when it had 43,135. The municipality covers 10.9 sq mi, a density of 4,824 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 9th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 2.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Rincón de la Victoria sits 13 ft (4 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 Rincón de la Victoria is 906 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 7.2 mi away in a straight line and 7 ft higher than Rincón de la Victoria.
Of the 9 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Rincón de la Victoria is the 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 19 mi away in a straight line, 6,775 ft above Rincón de la Victoria.
- 150 Rincón de la Victoria 13 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Rincón de la Victoria.
What is the elevation of Rincón de la Victoria, Spain?
Rincón de la Victoria sits at 13 feet (4 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 Rincón de la Victoria?
Latitude 36.71604 and longitude -4.28536 in decimal degrees (36° 42′ 58″ N · 4° 17′ 7″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 385,207 E and 4,064,142 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Rincón de la Victoria rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 4th 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, Rincón de la Victoria or Málaga?
Málaga. Rincón de la Victoria sits at 13 ft and Málaga at 20 ft: a difference of 7 ft, 7.2 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