Elevation of Talavera de la Reina, Spain
1,224ft
above sea level · 373 m
Talavera de la Reina is a city of 83,803 people in Toledo province, Castilla–La Mancha, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 57th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.96° N · 4.83° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 57′ 29″ N · 4° 49′ 59″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 343,431 E · 4,424,725 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Talavera de la Reina
- INE code 45165
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 83,803 people
- 72.2 sq mi municipality · 1,160 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 1,223 ft (372.8 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,224 ft.
Population
Talavera de la Reina had 83,803 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.6% fewer than in 2015, when it had 85,150. The municipality covers 72.2 sq mi, a density of 1,160 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 204 municipalities in Toledo province, after Toledo (87,216), home to 11% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Talavera de la Reina sits 1,224 ft (373 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 Talavera de la Reina is 305 ft above it.
The provincial capital, Toledo, is 43 mi away in a straight line and 469 ft higher than Talavera de la Reina.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Toledo province is Rocigalgo, at 4,754 ft (1,449 m). It lies 32 mi away in a straight line, 3,530 ft above Talavera de la Reina.
- 57 Talavera de la Reina 1,224 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Talavera de la Reina.
What is the elevation of Talavera de la Reina, Spain?
Talavera de la Reina sits at 1,224 feet (373 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 Talavera de la Reina?
Latitude 39.95818 and longitude -4.83305 in decimal degrees (39° 57′ 29″ N · 4° 49′ 59″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 343,431 E and 4,424,725 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Talavera de la Reina rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 57th 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, Talavera de la Reina or Toledo?
Toledo. Talavera de la Reina sits at 1,224 ft and Toledo at 1,693 ft: a difference of 469 ft, 43 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