Elevation of A Estrada, Spain
295m
above sea level · 968 ft
A Estrada is a city of 20,112 people in Pontevedra province, Galicia, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 75th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.69° N · 8.49° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 41′ 19″ N · 8° 29′ 20″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29T · 541,859 E · 4,726,353 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- A Estrada
- INE code 36017
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,112 people
- 281 km² municipality · 72 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 295 m (968 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 295 m.
Population
A Estrada had 20,112 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 4.3% fewer than in 2015, when it had 21,025. The municipality covers 281 km², a density of 72 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 61 municipalities in Pontevedra province, after Vigo (294,489), home to 2.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
A Estrada sits 295 m (968 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 A Estrada is 82 m above it.
The provincial capital, Pontevedra, is 31 km away in a straight line and 278 m lower than A Estrada. Madrid is 472 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), 22 km away in a straight line and 51 m lower.
Of the 10 cities in Pontevedra province with an elevation page, A Estrada is the 2nd highest. The highest is Lalín (534 m) and the lowest, Redondela (3 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Pontevedra province is O Faro, at 1,180 m (3,871 ft). It lies 49 km away in a straight line, 885 m above A Estrada.
- 75 A Estrada 295 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of A Estrada.
What is the elevation of A Estrada, Spain?
A Estrada sits at 295 meters (968 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 A Estrada?
Latitude 42.68852 and longitude -8.48902 in decimal degrees (42° 41′ 19″ N · 8° 29′ 20″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 541,859 E and 4,726,353 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does A Estrada rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 75th 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, A Estrada or Pontevedra?
A Estrada. A Estrada sits at 295 m and Pontevedra at 17 m: a difference of 278 m, 31 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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