Elevation of Arroyo de la Encomienda, Spain
702m
above sea level · 2,303 ft
Arroyo de la Encomienda is a city of 22,800 people in Valladolid province, Castile and León, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 19th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.63° N · 4.77° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 37′ 34″ N · 4° 46′ 24″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 352,281 E · 4,609,795 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Arroyo de la Encomienda
- INE code 47010
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 22,800 people
- 11.9 km² municipality · 1,914 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 702.4 m (2,304 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 702 m.
Population
Arroyo de la Encomienda had 22,800 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 23% more than in 2015, when it had 18,491. The municipality covers 11.9 km², a density of 1,914 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 225 municipalities in Valladolid province, after Valladolid (302,614), home to 4.3% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Arroyo de la Encomienda sits 702 m (2,303 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 Arroyo de la Encomienda is 489 m above it.
The provincial capital, Valladolid, is 5.1 km away in a straight line and 8 m lower than Arroyo de la Encomienda. Madrid is 162 km away.
Of the 4 cities in Valladolid province with an elevation page, Arroyo de la Encomienda is the 2nd lowest. The others are Medina del Campo (719 m), Laguna de Duero (705 m), and Valladolid (694 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Valladolid province is Campo Cuchillejo (an area the IGN lists as a paraje, not a peak), at 931 m (3,054 ft). It lies 65 km away in a straight line, 229 m above Arroyo de la Encomienda.
- 19 Arroyo de la Encomienda 702 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Arroyo de la Encomienda.
What is the elevation of Arroyo de la Encomienda, Spain?
Arroyo de la Encomienda sits at 702 meters (2,303 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 Arroyo de la Encomienda?
Latitude 41.62621 and longitude -4.77330 in decimal degrees (41° 37′ 34″ N · 4° 46′ 24″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 352,281 E and 4,609,795 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Arroyo de la Encomienda rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 19th 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, Arroyo de la Encomienda or Valladolid?
Arroyo de la Encomienda. Arroyo de la Encomienda sits at 702 m and Valladolid at 694 m: a difference of 8 m, 5.1 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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