Elevation of Mijas, Spain
415m
above sea level · 1,362 ft
Mijas is a city of 95,104 people in Málaga province, Andalusia, the 3rd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 53rd highest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 36.60° N · 4.64° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 35′ 48″ N · 4° 38′ 12″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 353,597 E · 4,051,368 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Mijas
- INE code 29070
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 95,104 people
- 149 km² municipality · 639 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 413.7 m (1,357 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 415 m.
Population
Mijas had 95,104 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 20% more than in 2015, when it had 79,483. The municipality covers 149 km², a density of 639 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 103 municipalities in Málaga province, after Málaga (599,063), home to 5.3% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Mijas sits 415 m (1,362 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 Mijas is 135 m above it.
The provincial capital, Málaga, is 24 km away in a straight line and 409 m lower than Mijas. Madrid is 433 km away.
Of the 17 cities in Málaga province with an elevation page, Mijas is the 3rd highest. The highest is Ronda (727 m) and the lowest, Rincón de la Victoria (4 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Málaga province is Tejeda, at 2,069 m (6,788 ft). It lies 63 km away in a straight line, 1,654 m above Mijas.
- 53 Mijas 415 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mijas.
What is the elevation of Mijas, Spain?
Mijas sits at 415 meters (1,362 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 Mijas?
Latitude 36.59658 and longitude -4.63675 in decimal degrees (36° 35′ 48″ N · 4° 38′ 12″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 353,597 E and 4,051,368 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Mijas rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 53rd 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, Mijas or Málaga?
Mijas. Mijas sits at 415 m and Málaga at 6 m: a difference of 409 m, 24 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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