Elevation of Úbeda, Spain
730m
above sea level · 2,395 ft
Úbeda is a city of 33,588 people in Jaén province, Andalusia, the 4th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 11th highest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.01° N · 3.37° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 0′ 30″ N · 3° 22′ 6″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 467,655 E · 4,206,791 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Úbeda
- INE code 23092
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 33,588 people
- 404 km² municipality · 83 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 730 m (2,395 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 730 m.
Population
Úbeda had 33,588 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.8% fewer than in 2015, when it had 34,930. The municipality covers 404 km², a density of 83 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 4th most populous of the 97 municipalities in Jaén province, after Jaén (112,235), home to 5.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Úbeda sits 730 m (2,395 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 Úbeda is 517 m above it.
The provincial capital, Jaén, is 46 km away in a straight line and 156 m lower than Úbeda. Madrid is 270 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Linares, 25 km away in a straight line and 325 m lower.
Of the 6 cities in Jaén province with an elevation page, Úbeda is the 2nd highest. The others are Alcalá la Real (925 m), Martos (730 m), Jaén (574 m), Linares (405 m), and Andújar (213 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Jaén province is Mágina, at 2,164 m (7,100 ft). It lies 32 km away in a straight line, 1,434 m above Úbeda.
- 12 Úbeda 730 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Úbeda.
What is the elevation of Úbeda, Spain?
Úbeda sits at 730 meters (2,395 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 Úbeda?
Latitude 38.00822 and longitude -3.36845 in decimal degrees (38° 0′ 30″ N · 3° 22′ 6″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 467,655 E and 4,206,791 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Úbeda rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 11th 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, Úbeda or Jaén?
Úbeda. Úbeda sits at 730 m and Jaén at 574 m: a difference of 156 m, 46 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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