Elevation of Terrassa, Spain
284m
above sea level · 932 ft
Terrassa is a city of 233,270 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 60th highest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.56° N · 2.01° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 33′ 47″ N · 2° 0′ 36″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 417,463 E · 4,601,747 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Terrassa
- INE code 08279
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 233,270 people
- 70.1 km² municipality · 3,326 people/km²
Population
Terrassa had 233,270 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.4% more than in 2015, when it had 215,214. The municipality covers 70.1 km², a density of 3,326 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 3.9% 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. Terrassa is the most populous municipality in the comarca and is home to 24% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Terrassa sits 284 m (932 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 Terrassa is 4 m above it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 24 km away in a straight line and 271 m lower than Terrassa. Madrid is 495 km away.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Terrassa is the 5th 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, Terrassa is the 2nd 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 85 km away in a straight line, 2,320 m above Terrassa.
- 60 Terrassa 284 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Terrassa.
What is the elevation of Terrassa, Spain?
Terrassa sits at 284 meters (932 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 Terrassa?
Latitude 41.56314 and longitude 2.01013 in decimal degrees (41° 33′ 47″ N · 2° 0′ 36″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 417,463 E and 4,601,747 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Terrassa rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 60th 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, Terrassa or Barcelona?
Terrassa. Terrassa sits at 284 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 271 m, 24 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Terrassa 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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