Elevation of Calvià, Spain
113m
above sea level · 371 ft
Calvià is a city of 53,793 people in the Balearic Islands, the 3rd largest in the region. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 77th highest. It’s in the island of Mallorca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.56° N · 2.51° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 33′ 49″ N · 2° 30′ 19″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31S · 457,503 E · 4,379,441 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Calvià
- INE code 07011
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 53,793 people
- 145 km² municipality · 371 people/km²
Population
Calvià had 53,793 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.9% more than in 2015, when it had 50,328. The municipality covers 145 km², a density of 371 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 67 municipalities in the Balearic Islands, after Palma (434,786), home to 4.3% of its people.
It’s on the island of Mallorca: 53 municipalities, 960,270 people and 3,640 km². Calvià is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Palma, with 434,786) and is home to 5.6% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Calvià sits 113 m (371 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 Calvià is 167 m below it.
The regional capital, Palma, is 12 km away in a straight line and 94 m lower than Calvià. Madrid is 536 km away.
Of the 13 cities in the Balearic Islands with an elevation page, Calvià is the 5th highest. The highest is Sant Josep de sa Talaia (203 m) and the lowest, Sant Antoni de Portmany (7 m).
Of the 7 municipalities in the island of Mallorca with a page, Calvià is the 4th highest: the highest is Llucmajor (143 m) and the lowest, Alcúdia (13 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Balearic Islands is Puig Major, at 1,436 m (4,711 ft). It lies 37 km away in a straight line, 1,323 m above Calvià.
- 77 Calvià 113 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Calvià.
What is the elevation of Calvià, Spain?
Calvià sits at 113 meters (371 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 Calvià?
Latitude 39.56361 and longitude 2.50528 in decimal degrees (39° 33′ 49″ N · 2° 30′ 19″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 457,503 E and 4,379,441 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Calvià rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 77th 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, Calvià or Palma?
Calvià. Calvià sits at 113 m and Palma at 19 m: a difference of 94 m, 12 km apart in a straight line.
Which island is Calvià on?
Mallorca, in Balearic Islands province. The island has 53 municipalities and 960,270 people.
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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