Elevation of Toledo, Spain
1,693ft
above sea level · 516 m
Toledo is the capital of Toledo province, in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 19th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.86° N · 4.03° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 51′ 23″ N · 4° 1′ 31″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 412,298 E · 4,412,332 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Toledo
- INE code 45168
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 87,216 people
- 89.6 sq mi municipality · 973 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 1,693 ft (516.1 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,693 ft.
Population
Toledo had 87,216 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 4.8% more than in 2015, when it had 83,226. The municipality covers 89.6 sq mi, a density of 973 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 204 municipalities in Toledo province, home to 12% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Toledo sits 1,693 ft (516 m) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 1,152 ft, so Toledo is 545 ft above it.
Among the 5 provincial capitals of Castilla–La Mancha, it’s the lowest. The others are Cuenca (3,241 ft), Guadalajara (2,270 ft), Albacete (2,234 ft), and Ciudad Real (2,051 ft).
The nearest capital is Madrid, 43 mi away in a straight line and 423 ft higher than Toledo.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Toledo province is Rocigalgo, at 4,754 ft (1,449 m). It lies 39 mi away in a straight line, 3,061 ft above Toledo.
- 19 Toledo 1,693 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Toledo.
What is the elevation of Toledo, Spain?
Toledo sits at 1,693 feet (516 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 Toledo?
Latitude 39.85649 and longitude -4.02528 in decimal degrees (39° 51′ 23″ N · 4° 1′ 31″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 412,298 E and 4,412,332 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Toledo rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 19th highest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Toledo or Madrid?
Madrid. Toledo sits at 1,693 ft and Madrid at 2,116 ft: a difference of 423 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