Elevation of Pamplona, Spain
1,444ft
above sea level · 440 m
Pamplona is the capital of Navarre, a single-province region of Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 22nd highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.82° N · 1.64° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 49′ 7″ N · 1° 38′ 40″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 610,818 E · 4,741,558 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Pamplona/Iruña
- INE code 31201
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 209,094 people
- 9.70 sq mi municipality · 21,550 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 1,447 ft (440.9 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,444 ft.
Population
Pamplona had 209,094 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.8% more than in 2015, when it had 195,853. The municipality covers 9.70 sq mi, a density of 21,550 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 272 municipalities in Navarre, home to 31% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Pamplona sits 1,444 ft (440 m) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 1,152 ft, so Pamplona is 295 ft above it.
The nearest capital is San Sebastián, 39 mi away in a straight line and 1,417 ft lower than Pamplona.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Navarre is Mesa de los Tres Reyes, at 8,025 ft (2,446 m). It lies 47 mi away in a straight line, 6,581 ft above Pamplona.
- 22 Pamplona 1,444 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Pamplona.
What is the elevation of Pamplona, Spain?
Pamplona sits at 1,444 feet (440 meters) 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 Pamplona?
Latitude 42.81856 and longitude -1.64441 in decimal degrees (42° 49′ 7″ N · 1° 38′ 40″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 610,818 E and 4,741,558 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Pamplona rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 22nd highest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Pamplona or San Sebastián?
Pamplona. Pamplona sits at 1,444 ft and San Sebastián at 26 ft: a difference of 1,417 ft, 39 mi 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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know