Elevation of Paterna, Spain
207ft
above sea level · 63 m
Paterna is a city of 76,019 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 68th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.50° N · 0.44° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 30′ 3″ N · 0° 26′ 22″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 720,166 E · 4,375,482 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Paterna
- INE code 46190
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 76,019 people
- 13.8 sq mi municipality · 5,497 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 207 ft (63 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 207 ft.
Population
Paterna had 76,019 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 13% more than in 2015, when it had 67,340. The municipality covers 13.8 sq mi, a density of 5,497 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 4th most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 2.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Paterna sits 207 ft (63 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 Paterna is 712 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Valencia, is 3.9 mi away in a straight line and 164 ft lower than Paterna.
Of the 5 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, Paterna is the highest. The others are Sagunto (164 ft), Torrent (151 ft), Gandia (69 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 53 mi away in a straight line, 5,817 ft above Paterna.
- 86 Paterna 207 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Paterna.
What is the elevation of Paterna, Spain?
Paterna sits at 207 feet (63 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 Paterna?
Latitude 39.50078 and longitude -0.43944 in decimal degrees (39° 30′ 3″ N · 0° 26′ 22″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 720,166 E and 4,375,482 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Paterna rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 68th 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, Paterna or Valencia?
Paterna. Paterna sits at 207 ft and Valencia at 43 ft: a difference of 164 ft, 3.9 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