Elevation of Águilas, Spain
4m
above sea level · 13 ft
Águilas is a city of 37,811 people in the Region of Murcia, the 7th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 8th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
Loading the map…
Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.40° N · 1.58° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 24′ 15″ N · 1° 34′ 56″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 625,485 E · 4,140,654 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Águilas
- INE code 30003
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 37,811 people
- 252 km² municipality · 150 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 4 m (13 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 4 m.
Population
Águilas had 37,811 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.7% more than in 2015, when it had 34,772. The municipality covers 252 km², a density of 150 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 7th most populous of the 45 municipalities in the Region of Murcia, after Murcia (479,405), home to 2.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Águilas sits 4 m (13 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 Águilas is 209 m below it.
The regional capital, Murcia, is 76 km away in a straight line and 38 m higher than Águilas. Madrid is 382 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Lorca, 32 km away in a straight line and 338 m higher.
Of the 20 cities in the Region of Murcia with an elevation page, Águilas is the lowest. The highest is Caravaca de la Cruz (628 m) and the lowest, Águilas (4 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Region of Murcia is Obispo, at 2,014 m (6,608 ft). It lies 95 km away in a straight line, 2,010 m above Águilas.
- 267 Águilas 4 m
Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list
Nearest cities with a page
Tools for this place
Step-by-step guide How to find the elevation of any place
Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Águilas.
What is the elevation of Águilas, Spain?
Águilas sits at 4 meters (13 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 Águilas?
Latitude 37.40418 and longitude -1.58218 in decimal degrees (37° 24′ 15″ N · 1° 34′ 56″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 625,485 E and 4,140,654 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Águilas rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 8th lowest 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, Águilas or Murcia?
Murcia. Águilas sits at 4 m and Murcia at 42 m: a difference of 38 m, 76 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).
Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know