Elevation of Lalín, Spain
534m
above sea level · 1,752 ft
Lalín is a city of 20,292 people in Pontevedra province, Galicia, the 9th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 47th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.66° N · 8.12° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 39′ 38″ N · 8° 7′ 0″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29T · 572,399 E · 4,723,506 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Lalín
- INE code 36024
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,292 people
- 327 km² municipality · 62 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 527.2 m (1,730 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 534 m.
Population
Lalín had 20,292 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.4% more than in 2015, when it had 20,005. The municipality covers 327 km², a density of 62 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 9th 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
Lalín sits 534 m (1,752 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 Lalín is 321 m above it.
The provincial capital, Pontevedra, is 50 km away in a straight line and 517 m lower than Lalín. Madrid is 445 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Ourense (Ourense), 42 km away in a straight line and 403 m lower.
Of the 10 cities in Pontevedra province with an elevation page, Lalín is the 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 18 km away in a straight line, 646 m above Lalín.
- 48 Lalín 534 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Lalín.
What is the elevation of Lalín, Spain?
Lalín sits at 534 meters (1,752 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 Lalín?
Latitude 42.66061 and longitude -8.11661 in decimal degrees (42° 39′ 38″ N · 8° 7′ 0″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 572,399 E and 4,723,506 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Lalín rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 47th 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, Lalín or Pontevedra?
Lalín. Lalín sits at 534 m and Pontevedra at 17 m: a difference of 517 m, 50 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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