Elevation of Cambrils, Spain
16m
above sea level · 52 ft
Cambrils is a city of 37,042 people in Tarragona province, Catalonia, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 61st lowest. It’s in the Baix Camp comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.07° N · 1.06° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 4′ 16″ N · 1° 3′ 28″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 336,818 E · 4,548,457 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Cambrils
- INE code 43038
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 37,042 people
- 35.2 km² municipality · 1,051 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 15.8 m (52 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 16 m.
Population
Cambrils had 37,042 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 13% more than in 2015, when it had 32,915. The municipality covers 35.2 km², a density of 1,051 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 184 municipalities in Tarragona province, after Tarragona (143,649), home to 4.2% of its people.
It belongs to the Baix Camp comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 28 municipalities, 206,986 people and 697 km². Cambrils is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Reus, with 111,601) and is home to 18% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Cambrils sits 16 m (52 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 Cambrils is 197 m below it.
The provincial capital, Tarragona, is 17 km away in a straight line and 34 m higher than Cambrils. Madrid is 407 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Reus, 10 km away in a straight line and 104 m higher.
Of the 10 cities in Tarragona province with an elevation page, Cambrils is the 4th lowest. The highest is Valls (213 m) and the lowest, Salou (8 m).
One other municipality in the Baix Camp comarca has a page: Reus (120 m). Cambrils is the lowest of the two.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Tarragona province is Caro, at 1,441 m (4,728 ft). It lies 67 km away in a straight line, 1,425 m above Cambrils.
- 216 Cambrils 16 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Cambrils.
What is the elevation of Cambrils, Spain?
Cambrils sits at 16 meters (52 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 Cambrils?
Latitude 41.07101 and longitude 1.05767 in decimal degrees (41° 4′ 16″ N · 1° 3′ 28″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 336,818 E and 4,548,457 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Cambrils rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 61st lowest 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, Cambrils or Tarragona?
Tarragona. Cambrils sits at 16 m and Tarragona at 50 m: a difference of 34 m, 17 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Cambrils in?
Baix Camp, in Tarragona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 28 municipalities and 206,986 people.
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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