Elevation of La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
4m
above sea level · 13 ft
La Línea de la Concepción is a city of 64,499 people in Cádiz province, Andalusia, the 8th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 4th lowest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.16° N · 5.35° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 9′ 35″ N · 5° 21′ 3″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 288,528 E · 4,004,217 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- La Línea de la Concepción
- INE code 11022
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 64,499 people
- 26.7 km² municipality · 2,418 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 4 m (13 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 4 m.
Population
La Línea de la Concepción had 64,499 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.8% more than in 2015, when it had 63,352. The municipality covers 26.7 km², a density of 2,418 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 8th most populous of the 45 municipalities in Cádiz province, after Jerez de la Frontera (213,634), home to 5.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
La Línea de la Concepción sits 4 m (13 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 La Línea de la Concepción is 276 m below it.
The provincial capital, Cádiz, is 94 km away in a straight line and at the same elevation than La Línea de la Concepción. Madrid is 495 km away.
Of the 16 cities in Cádiz province with an elevation page, La Línea de la Concepción is the lowest. The highest is Arcos de la Frontera (184 m) and the lowest, La Línea de la Concepción (4 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Cádiz province is Pinar, at 1,648 m (5,407 ft). It lies 68 km away in a straight line, 1,644 m above La Línea de la Concepción.
- 149 La Línea de la Concepción 4 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of La Línea de la Concepción.
What is the elevation of La Línea de la Concepción, Spain?
La Línea de la Concepción sits at 4 meters (13 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of La Línea de la Concepción?
Latitude 36.15965 and longitude -5.35090 in decimal degrees (36° 9′ 35″ N · 5° 21′ 3″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 288,528 E and 4,004,217 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does La Línea de la Concepción rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 4th lowest 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, La Línea de la Concepción or Cádiz?
They’re at the same elevation: 4 m.
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 · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. 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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