Elevation of Ronda, Spain
727m
above sea level · 2,385 ft
Ronda is a city of 33,671 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 12th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 13th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.74° N · 5.16° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 44′ 13″ N · 5° 9′ 54″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 306,700 E · 4,067,886 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Ronda
- INE code 29084
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 33,671 people
- 397 km² municipality · 85 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 727.3 m (2,386 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 727 m.
Population
Ronda had 33,671 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.6% fewer than in 2015, when it had 35,676. The municipality covers 397 km², a density of 85 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 12th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 1.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Ronda sits 727 m (2,385 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 Ronda is 514 m above it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 67 km away in a straight line and 721 m lower than Ronda. Madrid is 429 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Estepona, 35 km away in a straight line and 722 m lower.
Of the 17 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Ronda is the 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 102 km away in a straight line, 1,342 m above Ronda.
- 13 Ronda 727 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Ronda.
What is the elevation of Ronda, Spain?
Ronda sits at 727 meters (2,385 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 Ronda?
Latitude 36.73703 and longitude -5.16491 in decimal degrees (36° 44′ 13″ N · 5° 9′ 54″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 306,700 E and 4,067,886 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Ronda rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 13th 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, Ronda or Málaga?
Ronda. Ronda sits at 727 m and Málaga at 6 m: a difference of 721 m, 67 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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