Elevation of Rubí, Spain
129m
above sea level · 423 ft
Rubí is a city of 82,823 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 11th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 73rd highest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.49° N · 2.03° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 29′ 37″ N · 2° 1′ 52″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 419,121 E · 4,594,017 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Rubí
- INE code 08184
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 82,823 people
- 32.3 km² municipality · 2,567 people/km²
Population
Rubí had 82,823 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 11% more than in 2015, when it had 74,536. The municipality covers 32.3 km², a density of 2,567 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 11th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 1.4% of its people.
It belongs to the Vallès Occidental comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 23 municipalities, 972,118 people and 583 km². Rubí is the 4th most populous (the largest is Terrassa, with 233,270) and is home to 8.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Rubí sits 129 m (423 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 Rubí is 151 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 17 km away in a straight line and 116 m lower than Rubí. Madrid is 495 km away.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Rubí is the 14th highest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 11 municipalities in the Vallès Occidental comarca with a page, Rubí is the 6th highest: the highest is Castellar del Vallès (342 m) and the lowest, Montcada i Reixac (33 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 93 km away in a straight line, 2,475 m above Rubí.
- 73 Rubí 129 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Rubí.
What is the elevation of Rubí, Spain?
Rubí sits at 129 meters (423 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 Rubí?
Latitude 41.49369 and longitude 2.03106 in decimal degrees (41° 29′ 37″ N · 2° 1′ 52″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 419,121 E and 4,594,017 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Rubí rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 73rd 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, Rubí or Barcelona?
Rubí. Rubí sits at 129 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 116 m, 17 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Rubí in?
Vallès Occidental, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 23 municipalities and 972,118 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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