Elevation of Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain
105ft
above sea level · 32 m
Alcalá de Guadaíra is a city of 77,474 people in Seville province, Andalusia, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 51st lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.33° N · 5.85° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 20′ 2″ N · 5° 50′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 247,570 E · 4,135,711 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Alcalá de Guadaíra
- INE code 41004
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 77,474 people
- 110 sq mi municipality · 704 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 107 ft (32.7 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 105 ft.
Population
Alcalá de Guadaíra had 77,474 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.5% more than in 2015, when it had 74,845. The municipality covers 110 sq mi, a density of 704 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 106 municipalities in Seville province, after Sevilla (689,423), home to 3.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Alcalá de Guadaíra sits 105 ft (32 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 Alcalá de Guadaíra is 814 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Seville, is 8.8 mi away in a straight line and 79 ft lower than Alcalá de Guadaíra.
Of the 4 cities in Seville province with an elevation page, Alcalá de Guadaíra is the 2nd lowest. The others are Utrera (148 ft), Dos Hermanas (135 ft), and Seville (26 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Seville province is Terril, at 3,701 ft (1,128 m). It lies 44 mi away in a straight line, 3,596 ft above Alcalá de Guadaíra.
- 102 Alcalá de Guadaíra 105 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Alcalá de Guadaíra.
What is the elevation of Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain?
Alcalá de Guadaíra sits at 105 feet (32 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 Alcalá de Guadaíra?
Latitude 37.33380 and longitude -5.84925 in decimal degrees (37° 20′ 2″ N · 5° 50′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 247,570 E and 4,135,711 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Alcalá de Guadaíra rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 51st 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, Alcalá de Guadaíra or Seville?
Alcalá de Guadaíra. Alcalá de Guadaíra sits at 105 ft and Seville at 26 ft: a difference of 79 ft, 8.8 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