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Elevation of Pamplona, Spain

440m

above sea level · 1,444 ft

Pamplona is the capital of Navarre, a single-province region of Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 22nd highest.

By the All Map Tools Team

Elevation profile

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Key facts

Coordinates
42.82° N · 1.64° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 49′ 7″ N · 1° 38′ 40″ W
UTM coordinates
30T · 610,818 E · 4,741,558 N
Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Pamplona/Iruña
INE code 31201
Region
Navarre
A single-province autonomous community
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
209,094 people
25.1 km² municipality · 8,320 people/km²
Ground height (MDT05)
440.9 m (1,447 ft)
What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 440 m.

Population

Pamplona had 209,094 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.8% more than in 2015, when it had 195,853. The municipality covers 25.1 km², a density of 8,320 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the most populous of the 272 municipalities in Navarre, home to 31% of its people.

About 558,000 people live within 50 km of Pamplona, with 219 municipalities that have their main town inside. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 km.

Compared with Spain’s other capitals

Pamplona sits 440 m (1,444 ft) above sea level. Of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, the highest is Ávila, at 1,125 m, and the lowest is Melilla, at 2 m. The average is 351 m, so Pamplona is 90 m above it.

The nearest capital is San Sebastián, 62 km away in a straight line and 432 m lower than Pamplona.

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Navarre is Mesa de los Tres Reyes, at 2,446 m (8,025 ft). It lies 76 km away in a straight line, 2,006 m above Pamplona.

  1. 20 Huesca 487 m
  2. 21 Lugo 460 m
  3. 22 Pamplona 440 m
  4. 23 Cáceres 438 m
  5. 24 Logroño 381 m

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

Nearest capitals

Distances from Pamplona

The 5 cities with a distance page from Pamplona: by road, as the crow flies, driving (or flight) time and the midpoint.

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Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Pamplona.

What is the elevation of Pamplona, Spain?

Pamplona sits at 440 meters (1,444 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 Pamplona?

Latitude 42.81856 and longitude -1.64441 in decimal degrees (42° 49′ 7″ N · 1° 38′ 40″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 610,818 E and 4,741,558 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Pamplona rank among Spain’s highest capitals?

It’s the 22nd highest of the 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities. The highest is Ávila (1,125 m) and the lowest, Melilla (2 m).

Which is higher, Pamplona or San Sebastián?

Pamplona. Pamplona sits at 440 m and San Sebastián at 8 m: a difference of 432 m, 62 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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