Elevation of Medina del Campo, Spain
719m
above sea level · 2,359 ft
Medina del Campo is a city of 20,215 people in Valladolid province, Castile and León, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 15th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.31° N · 4.92° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 18′ 28″ N · 4° 54′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 339,626 E · 4,574,703 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Medina del Campo
- INE code 47085
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,215 people
- 152 km² municipality · 133 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 719.4 m (2,360 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 719 m.
Population
Medina del Campo had 20,215 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 4.2% fewer than in 2015, when it had 21,110. The municipality covers 152 km², a density of 133 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 225 municipalities in Valladolid province, after Valladolid (302,614), home to 3.8% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Medina del Campo sits 719 m (2,359 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 Medina del Campo is 506 m above it.
The provincial capital, Valladolid, is 42 km away in a straight line and 25 m lower than Medina del Campo. Madrid is 143 km away.
Of the 4 cities in Valladolid province with an elevation page, Medina del Campo is the highest. The others are Laguna de Duero (705 m), Arroyo de la Encomienda (702 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 81 km away in a straight line, 212 m above Medina del Campo.
- 15 Medina del Campo 719 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Medina del Campo.
What is the elevation of Medina del Campo, Spain?
Medina del Campo sits at 719 meters (2,359 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 Medina del Campo?
Latitude 41.30785 and longitude -4.91580 in decimal degrees (41° 18′ 28″ N · 4° 54′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 339,626 E and 4,574,703 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Medina del Campo rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 15th 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, Medina del Campo or Valladolid?
Medina del Campo. Medina del Campo sits at 719 m and Valladolid at 694 m: a difference of 25 m, 42 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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