Elevation of Galdakao, Spain
56m
above sea level · 184 ft
Galdakao is a city of 24,776 people in Bizkaia province, Basque Country, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 121st lowest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.23° N · 2.84° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 13′ 52″ N · 2° 50′ 24″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 512,988 E · 4,786,490 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Galdakao
- INE code 48036
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 24,776 people
- 24.2 km² municipality · 1,025 people/km²
Population
Galdakao had 24,776 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón). In 2015 it had 29,344, but back then it still included Usansolo, now a separate municipality (4,565 people); on the same territory, the population is about the same. The municipality covers 24.2 km², a density of 1,025 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 113 municipalities in Bizkaia province, after Bilbao (351,124), home to 2.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Galdakao sits 56 m (184 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 Galdakao is 157 m below it.
The provincial capital, Bilbao, is 7.7 km away in a straight line and 49 m lower than Galdakao. Madrid is 321 km away.
Of the 11 cities in Bizkaia province with an elevation page, Galdakao is the 4th highest. The highest is Durango (118 m) and the lowest, Erandio (3 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Bizkaia province is Gorbeia, at 1,481 m (4,859 ft). It lies 22 km away in a straight line, 1,425 m above Galdakao.
- 159 Galdakao 56 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Galdakao.
What is the elevation of Galdakao, Spain?
Galdakao sits at 56 meters (184 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 Galdakao?
Latitude 43.23109 and longitude -2.84005 in decimal degrees (43° 13′ 52″ N · 2° 50′ 24″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 512,988 E and 4,786,490 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Galdakao rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 121st 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, Galdakao or Bilbao?
Galdakao. Galdakao sits at 56 m and Bilbao at 7 m: a difference of 49 m, 7.7 km apart in a straight line.
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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