Elevation of Xàtiva, Spain
104m
above sea level · 341 ft
Xàtiva is a city of 31,008 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 13th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 132nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.99° N · 0.52° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 59′ 25″ N · 0° 31′ 12″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 714,796 E · 4,318,638 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Xàtiva
- INE code 46145
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 31,008 people
- 76.5 km² municipality · 405 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 104.6 m (343 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 104 m.
Population
Xàtiva had 31,008 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.6% more than in 2015, when it had 29,095. The municipality covers 76.5 km², a density of 405 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 13th most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 1.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Xàtiva sits 104 m (341 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 Xàtiva is 109 m below it.
The provincial capital, Valencia, is 55 km away in a straight line and 91 m lower than Xàtiva. Madrid is 314 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Gandia, 30 km away in a straight line and 83 m lower.
Of the 33 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, Xàtiva is the 5th 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 130 km away in a straight line, 1,732 m above Xàtiva.
- 133 Xàtiva 104 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Xàtiva.
What is the elevation of Xàtiva, Spain?
Xàtiva sits at 104 meters (341 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 Xàtiva?
Latitude 38.99041 and longitude -0.51994 in decimal degrees (38° 59′ 25″ N · 0° 31′ 12″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 714,796 E and 4,318,638 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Xàtiva rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 132nd 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, Xàtiva or Valencia?
Xàtiva. Xàtiva sits at 104 m and Valencia at 13 m: a difference of 91 m, 55 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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