Elevation of Oviedo, Spain
235m
above sea level · 771 ft
Oviedo is the capital of Asturias, a single-province region of Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 25th highest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.36° N · 5.84° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 21′ 38″ N · 5° 50′ 41″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 269,494 E · 4,804,781 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Oviedo
- INE code 33044
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 223,968 people
- 186 km² municipality · 1,203 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 235 m (771 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 235 m.
Population
Oviedo had 223,968 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 0.9% more than in 2015, when it had 221,870. The municipality covers 186 km², a density of 1,203 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 78 municipalities in Asturias, after Gijón (269,894), home to 22% of its people.
About 919,000 people live within 50 km of Oviedo, with 49 municipalities that have their main town inside. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 km.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Oviedo sits 235 m (771 ft) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 1,125 m, and the lowest is Melilla, at 2 m. The average is 351 m, so Oviedo is 115 m below it.
The nearest capital is León, 88 km away in a straight line and 595 m higher than Oviedo.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Asturias is Torre Cerredo, at 2,649 m (8,691 ft). It lies 82 km away in a straight line, 2,414 m above Oviedo.
- 25 Oviedo 235 m
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Nearest capitals
Distances from Oviedo
The 4 cities with a distance page from Oviedo: by road, as the crow flies, driving (or flight) time and the midpoint.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Oviedo.
What is the elevation of Oviedo, Spain?
Oviedo sits at 235 meters (771 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 Oviedo?
Latitude 43.36052 and longitude -5.84463 in decimal degrees (43° 21′ 38″ N · 5° 50′ 41″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 269,494 E and 4,804,781 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Oviedo rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 25th highest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (1,125 m) and the lowest, Melilla (2 m).
Which is higher, Oviedo or León?
León. Oviedo sits at 235 m and León at 830 m: a difference of 595 m, 88 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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