Elevation of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain
69m
above sea level · 226 ft
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda is a city of 26,130 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 39th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 131st lowest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.53° N · 2.18° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 32′ 4″ N · 2° 11′ 1″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 431,889 E · 4,598,415 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Santa Perpètua de Mogoda
- INE code 08260
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 26,130 people
- 15.7 km² municipality · 1,666 people/km²
Population
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda had 26,130 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.6% more than in 2015, when it had 25,466. The municipality covers 15.7 km², a density of 1,666 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 39th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.4% 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. Santa Perpètua de Mogoda is the 9th most populous (the largest is Terrassa, with 233,270) and is home to 2.7% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda sits 69 m (226 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Santa Perpètua de Mogoda is 144 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 17 km away in a straight line and 56 m lower than Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. Madrid is 508 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mollet del Vallès, 2.2 km away in a straight line and 9 m lower.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda is the 20th 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, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda is the 3rd lowest: 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, 2,535 m above Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
- 149 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda 69 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
What is the elevation of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain?
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda sits at 69 meters (226 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 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda?
Latitude 41.53449 and longitude 2.18351 in decimal degrees (41° 32′ 4″ N · 2° 11′ 1″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 431,889 E and 4,598,415 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Santa Perpètua de Mogoda rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 131st lowest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda or Barcelona?
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. Santa Perpètua de Mogoda sits at 69 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 56 m, 17 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Santa Perpètua de Mogoda 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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