Elevation of Sabadell, Spain
189m
above sea level · 620 ft
Sabadell is a city of 225,368 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 68th highest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.55° N · 2.11° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 32′ 47″ N · 2° 6′ 31″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 425,650 E · 4,599,790 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Sabadell
- INE code 08187
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 225,368 people
- 37.6 km² municipality · 5,989 people/km²
Population
Sabadell had 225,368 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.4% more than in 2015, when it had 207,814. The municipality covers 37.6 km², a density of 5,989 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 3.8% 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. Sabadell is the 2nd most populous (the largest is Terrassa, with 233,270) and is home to 23% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Sabadell sits 189 m (620 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 Sabadell is 91 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 19 km away in a straight line and 176 m lower than Sabadell. Madrid is 503 km away.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Sabadell is the 9th 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, Sabadell is the 3rd 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 89 km away in a straight line, 2,415 m above Sabadell.
- 68 Sabadell 189 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Sabadell.
What is the elevation of Sabadell, Spain?
Sabadell sits at 189 meters (620 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 Sabadell?
Latitude 41.54632 and longitude 2.10855 in decimal degrees (41° 32′ 47″ N · 2° 6′ 31″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 425,650 E and 4,599,790 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Sabadell rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 68th 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, Sabadell or Barcelona?
Sabadell. Sabadell sits at 189 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 176 m, 19 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Sabadell 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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