Elevation of Calatayud, Spain
534m
above sea level · 1,752 ft
Calatayud is a city of 20,158 people in Zaragoza province, Aragon, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 47th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.35° N · 1.64° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 21′ 11″ N · 1° 38′ 31″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 613,612 E · 4,578,850 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Calatayud
- INE code 50067
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,158 people
- 155 km² municipality · 130 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 531 m (1,742 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 534 m.
Population
Calatayud had 20,158 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.2% more than in 2015, when it had 19,724. The municipality covers 155 km², a density of 130 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 293 municipalities in Zaragoza province, after Zaragoza (693,091), home to 2.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Calatayud sits 534 m (1,752 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 Calatayud is 321 m above it.
The provincial capital, Zaragoza, is 72 km away in a straight line and 324 m lower than Calatayud. Madrid is 201 km away.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Zaragoza province is Moncayo, at 2,314 m (7,592 ft). It lies 51 km away in a straight line, 1,780 m above Calatayud.
- 47 Calatayud 534 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Calatayud.
What is the elevation of Calatayud, Spain?
Calatayud sits at 534 meters (1,752 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 Calatayud?
Latitude 41.35315 and longitude -1.64185 in decimal degrees (41° 21′ 11″ N · 1° 38′ 31″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 613,612 E and 4,578,850 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Calatayud rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 47th 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, Calatayud or Zaragoza?
Calatayud. Calatayud sits at 534 m and Zaragoza at 210 m: a difference of 324 m, 72 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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