Elevation of Mérida, Spain
220m
above sea level · 722 ft
Mérida is a city of 60,225 people in Badajoz province, Extremadura, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 65th highest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.92° N · 6.35° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 55′ 0″ N · 6° 20′ 45″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 730,126 E · 4,310,878 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Mérida
- INE code 06083
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 60,225 people
- 865 km² municipality · 70 people/km²
Population
Mérida had 60,225 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.1% more than in 2015, when it had 58,971. The municipality covers 865 km², a density of 70 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 165 municipalities in Badajoz province, after Badajoz (150,209), home to 9.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Mérida sits 220 m (722 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 Mérida is 60 m below it.
The provincial capital, Badajoz, is 54 km away in a straight line and 33 m lower than Mérida. Madrid is 282 km away.
Of the 5 cities in Badajoz province with an elevation page, Mérida is the 2nd lowest. The others are Almendralejo (335 m), Villanueva de la Serena (295 m), Don Benito (277 m), and Badajoz (187 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Badajoz province is Cerro de Tentudía, at 1,102 m (3,615 ft). It lies 96 km away in a straight line, 882 m above Mérida.
- 65 Mérida 220 m
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Distances from Mérida
The 2 cities with a distance page from Mérida: 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 Mérida.
What is the elevation of Mérida, Spain?
Mérida sits at 220 meters (722 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 Mérida?
Latitude 38.91666 and longitude -6.34572 in decimal degrees (38° 55′ 0″ N · 6° 20′ 45″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 730,126 E and 4,310,878 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Mérida rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 65th highest 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, Mérida or Badajoz?
Mérida. Mérida sits at 220 m and Badajoz at 187 m: a difference of 33 m, 54 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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