Elevation of Reus, Spain
394ft
above sea level · 120 m
Reus is a city of 111,601 people in Tarragona province, Catalonia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 74th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.16° N · 1.11° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 9′ 20″ N · 1° 6′ 32″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 341,320 E · 4,557,737 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Reus
- INE code 43123
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 111,601 people
- 20.4 sq mi municipality · 5,463 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 396 ft (120.6 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 394 ft.
Population
Reus had 111,601 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.1% more than in 2015, when it had 103,194. The municipality covers 20.4 sq mi, a density of 5,463 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 184 municipalities in Tarragona province, after Tarragona (143,649), home to 13% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Reus sits 394 ft (120 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 Reus is 525 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Tarragona, is 8.0 mi away in a straight line and 230 ft lower than Reus.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Tarragona province is Caro, at 4,728 ft (1,441 m). It lies 47 mi away in a straight line, 4,334 ft above Reus.
- 74 Reus 394 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Reus.
What is the elevation of Reus, Spain?
Reus sits at 394 feet (120 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 Reus?
Latitude 41.15545 and longitude 1.10883 in decimal degrees (41° 9′ 20″ N · 1° 6′ 32″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 341,320 E and 4,557,737 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Reus rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 74th highest 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, Reus or Tarragona?
Reus. Reus sits at 394 ft and Tarragona at 164 ft: a difference of 230 ft, 8.0 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