Elevation of Motril, Spain
38m
above sea level · 125 ft
Motril is a city of 59,862 people in Granada province, Andalusia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 54th lowest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.75° N · 3.52° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 44′ 43″ N · 3° 31′ 14″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 453,538 E · 4,066,750 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Motril
- INE code 18140
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 59,862 people
- 103 km² municipality · 580 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 38 m (125 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 38 m.
Population
Motril had 59,862 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón). In 2015 it had 60,777, but back then it still included Torrenueva Costa, now a separate municipality (3,207 people); on the same territory, the population has grown 3.8%. The municipality covers 103 km², a density of 580 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 174 municipalities in Granada province, after Granada (233,975), home to 6.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Motril sits 38 m (125 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 Motril is 242 m below it.
The provincial capital, Granada, is 48 km away in a straight line and 644 m higher than Motril. Madrid is 409 km away.
Of the 10 cities in Granada province with an elevation page, Motril is the 2nd lowest. 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 39 km away in a straight line, 3,441 m above Motril.
- 100 Motril 38 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Motril.
What is the elevation of Motril, Spain?
Motril sits at 38 meters (125 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 Motril?
Latitude 36.74535 and longitude -3.52046 in decimal degrees (36° 44′ 43″ N · 3° 31′ 14″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 453,538 E and 4,066,750 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Motril rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 54th 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, Motril or Granada?
Granada. Motril sits at 38 m and Granada at 682 m: a difference of 644 m, 48 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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