Elevation of La Unión, Spain
111m
above sea level · 364 ft
La Unión is a city of 21,380 people in the Region of Murcia, the 18th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 127th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
Loading the map…
Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.62° N · 0.88° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 37′ 2″ N · 0° 52′ 41″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 687,269 E · 4,165,465 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- La Unión
- INE code 30041
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,380 people
- 25.8 km² municipality · 830 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 111 m (364 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 111 m.
Population
La Unión had 21,380 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.2% more than in 2015, when it had 19,572. The municipality covers 25.8 km², a density of 830 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 18th most populous of the 45 municipalities in the Region of Murcia, after Murcia (479,405), home to 1.3% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
La Unión sits 111 m (364 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 La Unión is 102 m below it.
The regional capital, Murcia, is 46 km away in a straight line and 69 m lower than La Unión. Madrid is 395 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Cartagena, 9.6 km away in a straight line and 106 m lower.
Of the 20 cities in the Region of Murcia with an elevation page, La Unión is the 8th 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 131 km away in a straight line, 1,903 m above La Unión.
- 127 La Unión 111 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 La Unión.
What is the elevation of La Unión, Spain?
La Unión sits at 111 meters (364 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 La Unión?
Latitude 37.61723 and longitude -0.87813 in decimal degrees (37° 37′ 2″ N · 0° 52′ 41″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 687,269 E and 4,165,465 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does La Unión rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 127th 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, La Unión or Murcia?
La Unión. La Unión sits at 111 m and Murcia at 42 m: a difference of 69 m, 46 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