Elevation of Torremolinos, Spain
217ft
above sea level · 66 m
Torremolinos is a city of 71,329 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 8th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 69th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.62° N · 4.51° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 37′ 17″ N · 4° 30′ 28″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 365,180 E · 4,053,928 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Torremolinos
- INE code 29901
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 71,329 people
- 7.69 sq mi municipality · 9,279 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 216 ft (65.9 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 217 ft.
Population
Torremolinos had 71,329 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.7% more than in 2015, when it had 67,492. The municipality covers 7.69 sq mi, a density of 9,279 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 8th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 4.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Torremolinos sits 217 ft (66 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 Torremolinos is 702 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 8.6 mi away in a straight line and 197 ft lower than Torremolinos.
Of the 9 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Torremolinos is the 3rd 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 33 mi away in a straight line, 6,572 ft above Torremolinos.
- 85 Torremolinos 217 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Torremolinos.
What is the elevation of Torremolinos, Spain?
Torremolinos sits at 217 feet (66 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 Torremolinos?
Latitude 36.62136 and longitude -4.50775 in decimal degrees (36° 37′ 17″ N · 4° 30′ 28″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 365,180 E and 4,053,928 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Torremolinos rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 69th 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, Torremolinos or Málaga?
Torremolinos. Torremolinos sits at 217 ft and Málaga at 20 ft: a difference of 197 ft, 8.6 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