Elevation of Reus, Spain
120m
above sea level · 394 ft
Reus is a city of 111,601 people in Tarragona province, Catalonia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 74th highest. It’s in the Baix Camp comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.16° N · 1.11° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 9′ 20″ N · 1° 6′ 32″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 341,320 E · 4,557,737 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Reus
- INE code 43123
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 111,601 people
- 52.9 km² municipality · 2,109 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 120.6 m (396 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 120 m.
Population
Reus had 111,601 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.1% more than in 2015, when it had 103,194. The municipality covers 52.9 km², a density of 2,109 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 184 municipalities in Tarragona province, after Tarragona (143,649), home to 13% of its people.
It belongs to the Baix Camp comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 28 municipalities, 206,986 people and 697 km². Reus is the most populous municipality in the comarca and is home to 54% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Reus sits 120 m (394 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 Reus is 160 m below it.
The provincial capital, Tarragona, is 13 km away in a straight line and 70 m lower than Reus. Madrid is 412 km away.
Of the 10 cities in Tarragona province with an elevation page, Reus is the 2nd highest. The highest is Valls (213 m) and the lowest, Salou (8 m).
One other municipality in the Baix Camp comarca has a page: Cambrils (16 m). Reus is the highest of the two.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Tarragona province is Caro, at 1,441 m (4,728 ft). It lies 75 km away in a straight line, 1,321 m above Reus.
- 74 Reus 120 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Reus.
What is the elevation of Reus, Spain?
Reus sits at 120 meters (394 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 Reus?
Latitude 41.15545 and longitude 1.10883 in decimal degrees (41° 9′ 20″ N · 1° 6′ 32″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 341,320 E and 4,557,737 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Reus rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 74th 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, Reus or Tarragona?
Reus. Reus sits at 120 m and Tarragona at 50 m: a difference of 70 m, 13 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Reus in?
Baix Camp, in Tarragona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 28 municipalities and 206,986 people.
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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