Elevation of Soria, Spain
1,056m
above sea level · 3,465 ft
Soria is the capital of Soria province, in Castile and León, Spain. Of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, it’s the 2nd highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.76° N · 2.46° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 45′ 47″ N · 2° 27′ 51″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 544,549 E · 4,623,605 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Soria
- INE code 42173
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 41,025 people
- 260 km² municipality · 158 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 1,055.7 m (3,464 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,056 m.
Population
Soria had 41,025 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 4.7% more than in 2015, when it had 39,168. The municipality covers 260 km², a density of 158 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the most populous of the 183 municipalities in Soria province, home to 45% of its people.
About 77,800 people live within 50 km of Soria, with 165 municipalities that have their main town inside. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 km.
Compared with Spain’s other capitals
Soria sits 1,056 m (3,465 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 Soria is 706 m above it.
Among the 9 provincial capitals of Castile and León, it’s the 2nd highest. The others are Ávila (1,125 m), Segovia (1,003 m), Burgos (854 m), León (830 m), Salamanca (796 m), Palencia (737 m), Valladolid (694 m), and Zamora (656 m).
The nearest capital is Logroño, 78 km away in a straight line and 675 m lower than Soria.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Soria province is Moncayo, at 2,314 m (7,592 ft). It lies 52 km away in a straight line, 1,258 m above Soria.
- 2 Soria 1,056 m
Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list
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Distances from Soria
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Soria.
What is the elevation of Soria, Spain?
Soria sits at 1,056 meters (3,465 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 Soria?
Latitude 41.76303 and longitude -2.46407 in decimal degrees (41° 45′ 47″ N · 2° 27′ 51″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 544,549 E and 4,623,605 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Soria rank among Spain’s highest capitals?
It’s the 2nd 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, Soria or Logroño?
Soria. Soria sits at 1,056 m and Logroño at 381 m: a difference of 675 m, 78 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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