Elevation of La Zubia, Spain
741m
above sea level · 2,431 ft
La Zubia is a city of 20,389 people in Granada province, Andalusia, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 10th highest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.12° N · 3.58° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 7′ 14″ N · 3° 35′ 6″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 448,032 E · 4,108,413 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- La Zubia
- INE code 18193
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,389 people
- 19.8 km² municipality · 1,029 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 741 m (2,431 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 741 m.
Population
La Zubia had 20,389 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.2% more than in 2015, when it had 18,675. The municipality covers 19.8 km², a density of 1,029 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 10th most populous of the 174 municipalities in Granada province, after Granada (233,975), home to 2.2% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
La Zubia sits 741 m (2,431 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 La Zubia is 528 m above it.
The provincial capital, Granada, is 6.1 km away in a straight line and 59 m lower than La Zubia. Madrid is 367 km away.
Of the 10 cities in Granada province with an elevation page, La Zubia is the 2nd highest. The highest is Baza (844 m) and the lowest, Almuñécar (16 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Granada province is Mulhacén, at 3,479 m (11,414 ft). It lies 25 km away in a straight line, 2,738 m above La Zubia.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of La Zubia.
What is the elevation of La Zubia, Spain?
La Zubia sits at 741 meters (2,431 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 Zubia?
Latitude 37.12062 and longitude -3.58498 in decimal degrees (37° 7′ 14″ N · 3° 35′ 6″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 448,032 E and 4,108,413 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does La Zubia rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 10th highest 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, La Zubia or Granada?
La Zubia. La Zubia sits at 741 m and Granada at 682 m: a difference of 59 m, 6.1 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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