Elevation of Elche, Spain
80m
above sea level · 262 ft
Elche is a city of 245,557 people in Alicante province, Valencian Community, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 72nd lowest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.27° N · 0.70° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 15′ 55″ N · 0° 41′ 56″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 701,317 E · 4,237,762 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Elx/Elche
- INE code 03065
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 245,557 people
- 327 km² municipality · 752 people/km²
Population
Elche had 245,557 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.0% more than in 2015, when it had 227,312. The municipality covers 327 km², a density of 752 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 141 municipalities in Alicante province, after Alicante (366,221), home to 12% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Elche sits 80 m (262 ft) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 1,125 m, and the lowest is Melilla, at 2 m. The average is 280 m, so Elche is 200 m below it.
The provincial capital, Alicante, is 21 km away in a straight line and 75 m lower than Elche. Madrid is 352 km away.
Of the 26 cities in Alicante province with an elevation page, Elche is the 11th highest. The highest is Ibi (754 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Alicante province is Aitana, at 1,557 m (5,108 ft). It lies 57 km away in a straight line, 1,477 m above Elche.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Elche.
What is the elevation of Elche, Spain?
Elche sits at 80 meters (262 feet) above sea level. That’s the ground height in the IGN’s MDT05 terrain model at the town’s reference point in the national gazetteer, because the published figure for this town didn’t match the terrain.
What are the coordinates of Elche?
Latitude 38.26536 and longitude -0.69885 in decimal degrees (38° 15′ 55″ N · 0° 41′ 56″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 701,317 E and 4,237,762 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Elche rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 72nd lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (1,125 m) and the lowest, Melilla (2 m).
Which is higher, Elche or Alicante?
Elche. Elche sits at 80 m and Alicante at 5 m: a difference of 75 m, 21 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 · MDT05 at the gazetteer point (NGMEP) The town’s reference point and its ground height in the terrain model, because the official figure for this town didn’t match the terrain. 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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