Elevation of Mataró, Spain
23m
above sea level · 75 ft
Mataró is a city of 131,683 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 6th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 42nd lowest. It’s in the Maresme comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.54° N · 2.44° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 32′ 23″ N · 2° 26′ 42″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 453,698 E · 4,598,834 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Mataró
- INE code 08121
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 131,683 people
- 22.4 km² municipality · 5,868 people/km²
Population
Mataró had 131,683 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 5.5% more than in 2015, when it had 124,867. The municipality covers 22.4 km², a density of 5,868 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 6th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 2.2% of its people.
It belongs to the Maresme comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 30 municipalities, 478,206 people and 398 km². Mataró is the most populous municipality in the comarca and is home to 28% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Mataró sits 23 m (75 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 Mataró is 257 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 28 km away in a straight line and 10 m lower than Mataró. Madrid is 530 km away.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Mataró is the 18th lowest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 6 municipalities in the Maresme comarca with a page, Mataró is the highest: the highest is Mataró (23 m) and the lowest, Vilassar de Mar (5 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Barcelona province is Pic de Costa Cabirolera, at 2,604 m (8,543 ft). It lies 104 km away in a straight line, 2,581 m above Mataró.
- 112 Mataró 23 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mataró.
What is the elevation of Mataró, Spain?
Mataró sits at 23 meters (75 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 Mataró?
Latitude 41.53982 and longitude 2.44490 in decimal degrees (41° 32′ 23″ N · 2° 26′ 42″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 453,698 E and 4,598,834 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Mataró rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 42nd 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, Mataró or Barcelona?
Mataró. Mataró sits at 23 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 10 m, 28 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Mataró in?
Maresme, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 30 municipalities and 478,206 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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