Elevation of Gandia, Spain
69ft
above sea level · 21 m
Gandia is a city of 83,135 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 40th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.97° N · 0.18° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 58′ 0″ N · 0° 10′ 48″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 744,334 E · 4,316,852 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Gandia
- INE code 46131
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 83,135 people
- 23.6 sq mi municipality · 3,527 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 69 ft (21 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 69 ft.
Population
Gandia had 83,135 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 10% more than in 2015, when it had 75,514. The municipality covers 23.6 sq mi, a density of 3,527 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 3.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Gandia sits 69 ft (21 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 Gandia is 850 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Valencia, is 36 mi away in a straight line and 26 ft lower than Gandia.
Of the 5 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, Gandia is the 2nd lowest. The others are Paterna (207 ft), Sagunto (164 ft), Torrent (151 ft), and Valencia (43 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Valencia province is Alto de las Barracas, at 6,024 ft (1,836 m). It lies 91 mi away in a straight line, 5,955 ft above Gandia.
- 114 Gandia 69 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Gandia.
What is the elevation of Gandia, Spain?
Gandia sits at 69 feet (21 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 Gandia?
Latitude 38.96659 and longitude -0.17989 in decimal degrees (38° 58′ 0″ N · 0° 10′ 48″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 744,334 E and 4,316,852 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Gandia rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 40th lowest 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, Gandia or Valencia?
Gandia. Gandia sits at 69 ft and Valencia at 43 ft: a difference of 26 ft, 36 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