Elevation of Vigo, Spain
197ft
above sea level · 60 m
Vigo is a city of 294,489 people in Pontevedra province, Galicia, the largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 66th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.24° N · 8.73° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 14′ 9″ N · 8° 43′ 36″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29T · 522,543 E · 4,676,003 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Vigo
- INE code 36057
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 294,489 people
- 42.1 sq mi municipality · 6,994 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 197 ft (60 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 197 ft.
Population
Vigo had 294,489 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), about the same as in 2015 (294,098). The municipality covers 42.1 sq mi, a density of 6,994 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 61 municipalities in Pontevedra province, home to 31% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Vigo sits 197 ft (60 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Vigo is 722 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Pontevedra, is 14 mi away in a straight line and 141 ft lower than Vigo.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Pontevedra province is O Faro, at 3,871 ft (1,180 m). It lies 50 mi away in a straight line, 3,675 ft above Vigo.
- 88 Vigo 197 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Vigo.
What is the elevation of Vigo, Spain?
Vigo sits at 197 feet (60 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 Vigo?
Latitude 42.23589 and longitude -8.72679 in decimal degrees (42° 14′ 9″ N · 8° 43′ 36″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 522,543 E and 4,676,003 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Vigo rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 66th lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Vigo or Pontevedra?
Vigo. Vigo sits at 197 ft and Pontevedra at 56 ft: a difference of 141 ft, 14 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