Elevation of Algemesí, Spain
18m
above sea level · 59 ft
Algemesí is a city of 28,306 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 18th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 66th lowest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.19° N · 0.44° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 11′ 19″ N · 0° 26′ 12″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 721,376 E · 4,340,837 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Algemesí
- INE code 46029
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 28,306 people
- 41.3 km² municipality · 685 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 18 m (59 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 18 m.
Population
Algemesí had 28,306 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.4% more than in 2015, when it had 27,633. The municipality covers 41.3 km², a density of 685 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 18th most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 1.0% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Algemesí sits 18 m (59 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Algemesí is 195 m below it.
The provincial capital, Valencia, is 32 km away in a straight line and 5 m lower than Algemesí. Madrid is 310 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Torrent, 28 km away in a straight line and 28 m higher.
Of the 33 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, Algemesí is the 10th lowest. The highest is Requena (689 m) and the lowest, Cullera (4 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Valencia province is Alto de las Barracas, at 1,836 m (6,024 ft). It lies 114 km away in a straight line, 1,818 m above Algemesí.
- 214 Algemesí 18 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Algemesí.
What is the elevation of Algemesí, Spain?
Algemesí sits at 18 meters (59 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 Algemesí?
Latitude 39.18861 and longitude -0.43680 in decimal degrees (39° 11′ 19″ N · 0° 26′ 12″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 721,376 E and 4,340,837 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Algemesí rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 66th lowest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, Algemesí or Valencia?
Algemesí. Algemesí sits at 18 m and Valencia at 13 m: a difference of 5 m, 32 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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