Elevation of Tortosa, Spain
9m
above sea level · 30 ft
Tortosa is a city of 35,997 people in Tarragona province, Catalonia, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 40th lowest. It’s in the Baix Ebre comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.81° N · 0.52° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 48′ 39″ N · 0° 31′ 16″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 290,909 E · 4,520,723 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Tortosa
- INE code 43155
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 35,997 people
- 219 km² municipality · 164 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 9 m (30 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 9 m.
Population
Tortosa had 35,997 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.3% more than in 2015, when it had 33,864. The municipality covers 219 km², a density of 164 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 184 municipalities in Tarragona province, after Tarragona (143,649), home to 4.1% of its people.
It belongs to the Baix Ebre comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 14 municipalities, 83,594 people and 1,002 km². Tortosa is the most populous municipality in the comarca and is home to 43% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Tortosa sits 9 m (30 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 Tortosa is 204 m below it.
The provincial capital, Tarragona, is 70 km away in a straight line and 41 m higher than Tortosa. Madrid is 358 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Reus, 62 km away in a straight line and 111 m higher.
Of the 10 cities in Tarragona province with an elevation page, Tortosa is the 2nd lowest. The highest is Valls (213 m) and the lowest, Salou (8 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Tarragona province is Caro, at 1,441 m (4,728 ft). It lies 15 km away in a straight line, 1,432 m above Tortosa.
- 240 Tortosa 9 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Tortosa.
What is the elevation of Tortosa, Spain?
Tortosa sits at 9 meters (30 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 Tortosa?
Latitude 40.81090 and longitude 0.52102 in decimal degrees (40° 48′ 39″ N · 0° 31′ 16″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 290,909 E and 4,520,723 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Tortosa rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 40th 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, Tortosa or Tarragona?
Tarragona. Tortosa sits at 9 m and Tarragona at 50 m: a difference of 41 m, 70 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Tortosa in?
Baix Ebre, in Tarragona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 14 municipalities and 83,594 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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