Elevation of Riba-roja de Túria, Spain
98m
above sea level · 322 ft
Riba-roja de Túria is a city of 24,616 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 26th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 138th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.55° N · 0.57° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 32′ 49″ N · 0° 34′ 0″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 709,091 E · 4,380,301 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Riba-roja de Túria
- INE code 46214
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,616 people
- 57.6 km² municipality · 428 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 97.8 m (321 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 98 m.
Population
Riba-roja de Túria had 24,616 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 15% more than in 2015, when it had 21,391. The municipality covers 57.6 km², a density of 428 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 26th most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 0.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Riba-roja de Túria sits 98 m (322 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 Riba-roja de Túria is 115 m below it.
The provincial capital, Valencia, is 18 km away in a straight line and 85 m lower than Riba-roja de Túria. Madrid is 283 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Paterna, 12 km away in a straight line and 35 m lower.
Of the 33 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, Riba-roja de Túria is the 7th 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 74 km away in a straight line, 1,738 m above Riba-roja de Túria.
- 138 Riba-roja de Túria 98 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Riba-roja de Túria.
What is the elevation of Riba-roja de Túria, Spain?
Riba-roja de Túria sits at 98 meters (322 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 Riba-roja de Túria?
Latitude 39.54694 and longitude -0.56662 in decimal degrees (39° 32′ 49″ N · 0° 34′ 0″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 709,091 E and 4,380,301 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Riba-roja de Túria rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 138th 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, Riba-roja de Túria or Valencia?
Riba-roja de Túria. Riba-roja de Túria sits at 98 m and Valencia at 13 m: a difference of 85 m, 18 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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