Elevation of Illescas, Spain
589m
above sea level · 1,932 ft
Illescas is a city of 33,301 people in Toledo province, Castilla–La Mancha, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 41st highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.12° N · 3.85° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 7′ 26″ N · 3° 50′ 59″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 427,610 E · 4,441,867 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Illescas
- INE code 45081
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 33,301 people
- 56.8 km² municipality · 587 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 589 m (1,932 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 589 m.
Population
Illescas had 33,301 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 28% more than in 2015, when it had 25,964. The municipality covers 56.8 km², a density of 587 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 204 municipalities in Toledo province, after Toledo (87,216), home to 4.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Illescas sits 589 m (1,932 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 Illescas is 376 m above it.
The provincial capital, Toledo, is 33 km away in a straight line and 73 m lower than Illescas. Madrid is 35 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Parla (Madrid), 14 km away in a straight line and 59 m higher.
Of the 4 cities in Toledo province with an elevation page, Illescas is the 2nd highest. The others are Seseña (608 m), Toledo (516 m), and Talavera de la Reina (373 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Toledo province is Rocigalgo, at 1,449 m (4,754 ft). It lies 93 km away in a straight line, 860 m above Illescas.
- 41 Illescas 589 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Illescas.
What is the elevation of Illescas, Spain?
Illescas sits at 589 meters (1,932 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 Illescas?
Latitude 40.12400 and longitude -3.84959 in decimal degrees (40° 7′ 26″ N · 3° 50′ 59″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 427,610 E and 4,441,867 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Illescas rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 41st 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, Illescas or Toledo?
Illescas. Illescas sits at 589 m and Toledo at 516 m: a difference of 73 m, 33 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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