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Elevation

Elevation of Majadahonda, Spain

739m

above sea level · 2,425 ft

Majadahonda is a city of 73,625 people in the Community of Madrid, the 17th largest in the region. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 10th highest.

By the All Map Tools Team

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Key facts

Coordinates
40.47° N · 3.87° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 28′ 22″ N · 3° 52′ 21″ W
UTM coordinates
30T · 426,037 E · 4,480,608 N
Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Majadahonda
INE code 28080
Region
Community of Madrid
A single-province autonomous community
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
73,625 people
38.5 km² municipality · 1,914 people/km²
Ground height (MDT05)
738.9 m (2,424 ft)
What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 739 m.

Population

Majadahonda had 73,625 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 4.0% more than in 2015, when it had 70,800. The municipality covers 38.5 km², a density of 1,914 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the 17th most populous of the 179 municipalities in the Community of Madrid, after Madrid (3,506,730), home to 1.0% of its people.

Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000

Majadahonda sits 739 m (2,425 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 Majadahonda is 459 m above it.

The regional capital, Madrid, is 16 km away in a straight line and 94 m lower than Majadahonda.

Of the 37 cities in the Community of Madrid with an elevation page, Majadahonda is the 5th highest. The highest is Collado Villalba (916 m) and the lowest, Aranjuez (496 m).

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Community of Madrid is Peñalara, at 2,428 m (7,966 ft). It lies 43 km away in a straight line, 1,689 m above Majadahonda.

  1. 8 León 830 m
  2. 9 Salamanca 796 m
  3. 10 Majadahonda 739 m
  4. 11 Palencia 737 m
  5. 12 Tres Cantos 737 m

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Majadahonda.

What is the elevation of Majadahonda, Spain?

Majadahonda sits at 739 meters (2,425 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 Majadahonda?

Latitude 40.47286 and longitude -3.87252 in decimal degrees (40° 28′ 22″ N · 3° 52′ 21″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 426,037 E and 4,480,608 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Majadahonda rank among Spain’s highest cities?

It’s the 10th highest 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, Majadahonda or Madrid?

Majadahonda. Majadahonda sits at 739 m and Madrid at 645 m: a difference of 94 m, 16 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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