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Elevation of Burlada, Spain

423m

above sea level · 1,388 ft

Burlada is a city of 21,280 people in Navarre, the 4th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 61st highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Key facts

Coordinates
42.82° N · 1.61° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 49′ 22″ N · 1° 36′ 50″ W
UTM coordinates
30T · 613,295 E · 4,742,080 N
Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Burlada/Burlata
INE code 31060
Region
Navarre
A single-province autonomous community
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
21,280 people
2.11 km² municipality · 10,085 people/km²
Ground height (MDT05)
423 m (1,388 ft)
What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 423 m.

Population

Burlada had 21,280 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 16% more than in 2015, when it had 18,336. The municipality covers 2.11 km², a density of 10,085 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the 4th most populous of the 272 municipalities in Navarre, after Pamplona (209,094), home to 3.1% of its people.

Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000

Burlada sits 423 m (1,388 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 Burlada is 210 m above it.

The regional capital, Pamplona, is 2.5 km away in a straight line and 17 m higher than Burlada. Madrid is 318 km away.

Of the 4 cities in Navarre with an elevation page, Burlada is the 2nd lowest. The others are Valle de Egüés (449 m), Pamplona (440 m), and Tudela (263 m).

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Navarre is Mesa de los Tres Reyes, at 2,446 m (8,025 ft). It lies 73 km away in a straight line, 2,023 m above Burlada.

  1. 59 Manlleu 446 m
  2. 60 Olot 440 m
  3. 61 Burlada 423 m
  4. 62 Montilla 378 m
  5. 63 La Orotava 365 m

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Burlada.

What is the elevation of Burlada, Spain?

Burlada sits at 423 meters (1,388 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 Burlada?

Latitude 42.82290 and longitude -1.61400 in decimal degrees (42° 49′ 22″ N · 1° 36′ 50″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 613,295 E and 4,742,080 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Burlada rank among Spain’s highest cities?

It’s the 61st 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, Burlada or Pamplona?

Pamplona. Burlada sits at 423 m and Pamplona at 440 m: a difference of 17 m, 2.5 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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