Elevation of Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain
628m
above sea level · 2,060 ft
Caravaca de la Cruz is a city of 26,126 people in the Region of Murcia, the 15th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 35th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
Loading the map…
Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.11° N · 1.86° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 6′ 28″ N · 1° 51′ 36″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 599,955 E · 4,218,375 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Caravaca de la Cruz
- INE code 30015
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 26,126 people
- 860 km² municipality · 30 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 628.3 m (2,061 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 628 m.
Population
Caravaca de la Cruz had 26,126 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.1% more than in 2015, when it had 25,851. The municipality covers 860 km², a density of 30 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 15th most populous of the 45 municipalities in the Region of Murcia, after Murcia (479,405), home to 1.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Caravaca de la Cruz sits 628 m (2,060 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 Caravaca de la Cruz is 415 m above it.
The regional capital, Murcia, is 65 km away in a straight line and 586 m lower than Caravaca de la Cruz. Madrid is 302 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Lorca, 50 km away in a straight line and 286 m lower.
Of the 20 cities in the Region of Murcia with an elevation page, Caravaca de la Cruz is the highest. 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 36 km away in a straight line, 1,386 m above Caravaca de la Cruz.
- 35 Caravaca de la Cruz 628 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 Caravaca de la Cruz.
What is the elevation of Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain?
Caravaca de la Cruz sits at 628 meters (2,060 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 Caravaca de la Cruz?
Latitude 38.10767 and longitude -1.85988 in decimal degrees (38° 6′ 28″ N · 1° 51′ 36″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 599,955 E and 4,218,375 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Caravaca de la Cruz rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 35th 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, Caravaca de la Cruz or Murcia?
Caravaca de la Cruz. Caravaca de la Cruz sits at 628 m and Murcia at 42 m: a difference of 586 m, 65 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