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Elevation of Moncada, Spain

31m

above sea level · 102 ft

Moncada is a city of 22,213 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 29th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 89th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Key facts

Coordinates
39.55° N · 0.39° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 32′ 43″ N · 0° 23′ 40″ W
UTM coordinates
30S · 723,890 E · 4,380,543 N
Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Montcada/Moncada
INE code 46171
Province and region
Valencia
Valencian Community
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
22,213 people
15.8 km² municipality · 1,403 people/km²
Ground height (MDT05)
31.4 m (103 ft)
What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 31 m.

Population

Moncada had 22,213 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.7% more than in 2015, when it had 21,842. The municipality covers 15.8 km², a density of 1,403 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the 29th most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 0.8% of its people.

Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000

Moncada sits 31 m (102 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 Moncada is 182 m below it.

The provincial capital, Valencia, is 8.5 km away in a straight line and 18 m lower than Moncada. Madrid is 297 km away.

The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Paterna, 6.3 km away in a straight line and 32 m higher.

Of the 33 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, Moncada is the 16th lowest. 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 84 km away in a straight line, 1,805 m above Moncada.

  1. 189 Xirivella 32 m
  2. 190 Lebrija 31 m
  3. 191 Moncada 31 m
  4. 192 Mislata 29 m
  5. 193 Arteixo 28 m

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Moncada.

What is the elevation of Moncada, Spain?

Moncada sits at 31 meters (102 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 Moncada?

Latitude 39.54538 and longitude -0.39446 in decimal degrees (39° 32′ 43″ N · 0° 23′ 40″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 723,890 E and 4,380,543 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Moncada rank among Spain’s highest cities?

It’s the 89th lowest 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, Moncada or Valencia?

Moncada. Moncada sits at 31 m and Valencia at 13 m: a difference of 18 m, 8.5 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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