Elevation of Cartaya, Spain
21m
above sea level · 69 ft
Cartaya is a city of 21,471 people in Huelva province, Andalusia, the 8th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 70th lowest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 37.28° N · 7.16° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 16′ 58″ N · 7° 9′ 18″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29S · 663,548 E · 4,127,852 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Cartaya
- INE code 21021
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,471 people
- 225 km² municipality · 95 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 21 m (69 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 21 m.
Population
Cartaya had 21,471 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 12% more than in 2015, when it had 19,164. The municipality covers 225 km², a density of 95 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 8th most populous of the 80 municipalities in Huelva province, after Huelva (143,215), home to 4.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Cartaya sits 21 m (69 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 Cartaya is 192 m below it.
The provincial capital, Huelva, is 18 km away in a straight line and 13 m lower than Cartaya. Madrid is 460 km away.
Of the 8 cities in Huelva province with an elevation page, Cartaya is the 4th highest. The highest is Almonte (72 m) and the lowest, Isla Cristina (3 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Huelva province is Cumbre de los Bonales, at 1,053 m (3,455 ft). It lies 110 km away in a straight line, 1,032 m above Cartaya.
- 209 Cartaya 21 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Cartaya.
What is the elevation of Cartaya, Spain?
Cartaya sits at 21 meters (69 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 Cartaya?
Latitude 37.28291 and longitude -7.15512 in decimal degrees (37° 16′ 58″ N · 7° 9′ 18″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 663,548 E and 4,127,852 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Cartaya rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 70th 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, Cartaya or Huelva?
Cartaya. Cartaya sits at 21 m and Huelva at 8 m: a difference of 13 m, 18 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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