Elevation of Yecla, Spain
619m
above sea level · 2,031 ft
Yecla is a city of 36,453 people in the Region of Murcia, the 9th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 36th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.61° N · 1.12° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 36′ 45″ N · 1° 7′ 0″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 663,973 E · 4,275,463 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Yecla
- INE code 30043
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 36,453 people
- 605 km² municipality · 60 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 618.9 m (2,031 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 619 m.
Population
Yecla had 36,453 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.9% more than in 2015, when it had 34,100. The municipality covers 605 km², a density of 60 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 9th most populous of the 45 municipalities in the Region of Murcia, after Murcia (479,405), home to 2.3% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Yecla sits 619 m (2,031 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 Yecla is 406 m above it.
The regional capital, Murcia, is 70 km away in a straight line and 577 m lower than Yecla. Madrid is 299 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Elda (Alicante), 31 km away in a straight line and 226 m lower.
Of the 20 cities in the Region of Murcia with an elevation page, Yecla is the 2nd 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 117 km away in a straight line, 1,395 m above Yecla.
- 36 Yecla 619 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Yecla.
What is the elevation of Yecla, Spain?
Yecla sits at 619 meters (2,031 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 Yecla?
Latitude 38.61254 and longitude -1.11667 in decimal degrees (38° 36′ 45″ N · 1° 7′ 0″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 663,973 E and 4,275,463 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Yecla rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 36th 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, Yecla or Murcia?
Yecla. Yecla sits at 619 m and Murcia at 42 m: a difference of 577 m, 70 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).
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