Elevation of la Pobla de Vallbona, Spain
100m
above sea level · 328 ft
la Pobla de Vallbona is a city of 27,471 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 20th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 135th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.59° N · 0.55° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 35′ 27″ N · 0° 33′ 17″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 709,973 E · 4,385,193 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- la Pobla de Vallbona
- INE code 46202
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 27,471 people
- 33.3 km² municipality · 826 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 99.7 m (327 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 100 m.
Population
la Pobla de Vallbona had 27,471 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 19% more than in 2015, when it had 22,994. The municipality covers 33.3 km², a density of 826 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 20th most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 1.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
la Pobla de Vallbona sits 100 m (328 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 la Pobla de Vallbona is 113 m below it.
The provincial capital, Valencia, is 20 km away in a straight line and 87 m lower than la Pobla de Vallbona. Madrid is 283 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Paterna, 14 km away in a straight line and 37 m lower.
Of the 33 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, la Pobla de Vallbona is the 6th highest. The highest is Requena (689 m) and the lowest, Cullera (4 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Valencia province is Alto de las Barracas, at 1,836 m (6,024 ft). It lies 71 km away in a straight line, 1,736 m above la Pobla de Vallbona.
- 135 la Pobla de Vallbona 100 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of la Pobla de Vallbona.
What is the elevation of la Pobla de Vallbona, Spain?
la Pobla de Vallbona sits at 100 meters (328 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 la Pobla de Vallbona?
Latitude 39.59075 and longitude -0.55481 in decimal degrees (39° 35′ 27″ N · 0° 33′ 17″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 709,973 E and 4,385,193 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does la Pobla de Vallbona rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 135th 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, la Pobla de Vallbona or Valencia?
la Pobla de Vallbona. la Pobla de Vallbona sits at 100 m and Valencia at 13 m: a difference of 87 m, 20 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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