Elevation of Vélez-Málaga, Spain
148ft
above sea level · 45 m
Vélez-Málaga is a city of 86,048 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 59th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.78° N · 4.10° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 46′ 53″ N · 4° 6′ 15″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 401,461 E · 4,071,184 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Vélez-Málaga
- INE code 29094
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 86,048 people
- 61.0 sq mi municipality · 1,411 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 148 ft (45.1 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 148 ft.
Population
Vélez-Málaga had 86,048 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 10% more than in 2015, when it had 78,166. The municipality covers 61.0 sq mi, a density of 1,411 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 4th most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 4.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Vélez-Málaga sits 148 ft (45 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 Vélez-Málaga is 771 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 18 mi away in a straight line and 128 ft lower than Vélez-Málaga.
Of the 9 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Vélez-Málaga is the 4th 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 9.2 mi away in a straight line, 6,640 ft above Vélez-Málaga.
- 95 Vélez-Málaga 148 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Vélez-Málaga.
What is the elevation of Vélez-Málaga, Spain?
Vélez-Málaga sits at 148 feet (45 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 Vélez-Málaga?
Latitude 36.78134 and longitude -4.10430 in decimal degrees (36° 46′ 53″ N · 4° 6′ 15″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 401,461 E and 4,071,184 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Vélez-Málaga rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 59th 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, Vélez-Málaga or Málaga?
Vélez-Málaga. Vélez-Málaga sits at 148 ft and Málaga at 20 ft: a difference of 128 ft, 18 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