Elevation of Castellón de la Plana, Spain
28m
above sea level · 92 ft
Castellón de la Plana is the capital of Castellón province, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 18th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.99° N · 0.04° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 59′ 10″ N · 0° 2′ 16″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 752,920 E · 4,430,412 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana
- INE code 12040
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 183,711 people
- 111 km² municipality · 1,650 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 28 m (92 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 28 m.
Population
Castellón de la Plana had 183,711 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 7.0% more than in 2015, when it had 171,669. The municipality covers 111 km², a density of 1,650 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the most populous of the 135 municipalities in Castellón province, home to 29% of its people.
About 671,000 people live within 50 km of Castellón de la Plana, with 116 municipalities that have their main town inside. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 km.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Castellón de la Plana sits 28 m (92 ft) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 1,125 m, and the lowest is Melilla, at 2 m. The average is 351 m, so Castellón de la Plana is 322 m below it.
Among the 3 provincial capitals of the Valencian Community, it’s the highest. The others are Valencia (13 m) and Alicante (5 m).
The nearest capital is Valencia, 64 km away in a straight line and 15 m lower than Castellón de la Plana.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Castellón province is Penyagolosa, at 1,812 m (5,945 ft). It lies 37 km away in a straight line, 1,784 m above Castellón de la Plana.
- 35 Castellón de la Plana 28 m
Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list
Nearest capitals
Distances from Castellón de la Plana
The 3 cities with a distance page from Castellón de la Plana: by road, as the crow flies, driving (or flight) time and the midpoint.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Castellón de la Plana.
What is the elevation of Castellón de la Plana, Spain?
Castellón de la Plana sits at 28 meters (92 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 Castellón de la Plana?
Latitude 39.98605 and longitude -0.03785 in decimal degrees (39° 59′ 10″ N · 0° 2′ 16″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 752,920 E and 4,430,412 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Castellón de la Plana rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 18th lowest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (1,125 m) and the lowest, Melilla (2 m).
Which is higher, Castellón de la Plana or Valencia?
Castellón de la Plana. Castellón de la Plana sits at 28 m and Valencia at 13 m: a difference of 15 m, 64 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 · 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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