Elevation of Tudela, Spain
263m
above sea level · 863 ft
Tudela is a city of 38,903 people in Navarre, the 2nd largest in the region. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 83rd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.06° N · 1.61° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 3′ 49″ N · 1° 36′ 22″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 615,330 E · 4,657,788 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Tudela
- INE code 31232
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 38,903 people
- 215 km² municipality · 181 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 263 m (863 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 263 m.
Population
Tudela had 38,903 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.9% more than in 2015, when it had 35,388. The municipality covers 215 km², a density of 181 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 272 municipalities in Navarre, after Pamplona (209,094), home to 5.7% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Tudela sits 263 m (863 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 Tudela is 50 m above it.
The regional capital, Pamplona, is 84 km away in a straight line and 177 m higher than Tudela. Madrid is 253 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Zaragoza (Zaragoza), 75 km away in a straight line and 53 m lower.
Of the 4 cities in Navarre with an elevation page, Tudela is the lowest. The others are Valle de Egüés (449 m), Pamplona (440 m), and Burlada (423 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 119 km away in a straight line, 2,183 m above Tudela.
- 83 Tudela 263 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Tudela.
What is the elevation of Tudela, Spain?
Tudela sits at 263 meters (863 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 Tudela?
Latitude 42.06369 and longitude -1.60605 in decimal degrees (42° 3′ 49″ N · 1° 36′ 22″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 615,330 E and 4,657,788 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Tudela rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 83rd 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, Tudela or Pamplona?
Pamplona. Tudela sits at 263 m and Pamplona at 440 m: a difference of 177 m, 84 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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