Elevation of Morón de la Frontera, Spain
227m
above sea level · 745 ft
Morón de la Frontera is a city of 27,210 people in Seville province, Andalusia, the 13th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 91st highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.12° N · 5.45° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 7′ 20″ N · 5° 27′ 7″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 282,176 E · 4,111,244 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Morón de la Frontera
- INE code 41065
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 27,210 people
- 432 km² municipality · 63 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 226.8 m (744 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 227 m.
Population
Morón de la Frontera had 27,210 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.6% fewer than in 2015, when it had 28,223. The municipality covers 432 km², a density of 63 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 13th most populous of the 106 municipalities in Seville province, after Sevilla (689,423), home to 1.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Morón de la Frontera sits 227 m (745 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 Morón de la Frontera is 14 m above it.
The provincial capital, Seville, is 56 km away in a straight line and 219 m lower than Morón de la Frontera. Madrid is 397 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Utrera, 30 km away in a straight line and 182 m lower.
Of the 17 cities in Seville province with an elevation page, Morón de la Frontera is the 2nd highest. The highest is Carmona (235 m) and the lowest, Los Palacios y Villafranca (6 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Seville province is Terril, at 1,128 m (3,701 ft). It lies 28 km away in a straight line, 901 m above Morón de la Frontera.
- 91 Morón de la Frontera 227 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Morón de la Frontera.
What is the elevation of Morón de la Frontera, Spain?
Morón de la Frontera sits at 227 meters (745 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 Morón de la Frontera?
Latitude 37.12221 and longitude -5.45185 in decimal degrees (37° 7′ 20″ N · 5° 27′ 7″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 282,176 E and 4,111,244 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Morón de la Frontera rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 91st 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, Morón de la Frontera or Seville?
Morón de la Frontera. Morón de la Frontera sits at 227 m and Seville at 8 m: a difference of 219 m, 56 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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