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Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities

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Spain has many towns and cities called municipalities. Each of these places has its own special qualities and facts. This article looks at lists that rank these municipalities based on different details. By ranking them, we can see which towns might be the biggest, have the most people, or have other interesting features. These lists help us understand more about the different places in Spain and how they compare to one another.

The lists include many different rankings, each showing a different way to look at these towns and cities. There are many tables that show these rankings, and each one gives us a glimpse into what makes each municipality unique.

By population

This list shows the 100 biggest towns and cities in Spain. It is based on how many people live there in 2025.

MunicipalityProvincePopulation
MadridMadrid3,477,497
BarcelonaBarcelona1,713,247
ValenciaValencia841,558
ZaragozaZaragoza699,007
SevilleSeville688,714
MálagaMálaga597,173
MurciaMurcia477,631
PalmaBalearic Islands443,196
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas384,023
AlicanteAlicante365,586
BilbaoBiscay350,975
CórdobaCórdoba324,159
ValladolidValladolid301,798
VigoPontevedra295,735
L'Hospitalet de LlobregatBarcelona292,161
GijónAsturias271,259
Vitoria-GasteizÁlava260,402
A CoruñaA Coruña251,277
Elche/ElxAlicante245,575
GranadaGranada235,294
TerrassaBarcelona232,676
BadalonaBarcelona230,642
SabadellBarcelona224,589
OviedoAsturias223,576
CartagenaMurcia220,400
Jerez de la FronteraCádiz215,025
MóstolesMadrid214,293
Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife211,498
PamplonaNavarre209,676
AlmeríaAlmería204,772
Alcalá de HenaresMadrid202,549
LeganésMadrid195,946
GetafeMadrid195,628
FuenlabradaMadrid189,814
Donostia/San SebastiánGipuzkoa189,507
Castellón de la PlanaCastellón183,709
BurgosBurgos178,370
AlcorcónMadrid176,806
SantanderCantabria175,082
AlbaceteAlbacete175,068
San Cristóbal de La LagunaSanta Cruz de Tenerife161,927
MarbellaMálaga160,478
LogroñoLa Rioja151,681
BadajozBadajoz150,870
LleidaLleida147,369
SalamancaSalamanca145,583
Torrejón de ArdozMadrid144,211
HuelvaHuelva143,774
TarragonaTarragona143,260
Dos HermanasSeville142,463
ParlaMadrid138,012
MataróBarcelona131,370
AlgecirasCádiz126,500
LeónLeón124,091
Santa Coloma de GramenetBarcelona123,250
AlcobendasMadrid123,222
JaénJaén112,119
ReusTarragona111,911
CádizCádiz110,123
Roquetas de MarAlmería110,054
GironaGirona108,352
OurenseOurense105,609
TeldeLas Palmas104,933
Rivas-VaciamadridMadrid103,243
BarakaldoBiscay103,084
Santiago de CompostelaA Coruña100,842
TorreviejaAlicante100,470
LugoLugo100,071
Las Rozas de MadridMadrid99,579
LorcaMurcia98,613
Sant Cugat del VallèsBarcelona97,959
San Sebastián de los ReyesMadrid97,330
CáceresCáceres96,598
MijasMálaga94,320
San FernandoCádiz93,490
GuadalajaraGuadalajara92,798
Cornellà de LlobregatBarcelona92,255
TorrentValencia91,353
Chiclana de la FronteraCádiz90,997
El EjidoAlmería90,617
El Puerto de Santa MaríaCádiz90,242
Pozuelo de AlarcónMadrid89,474
AronaSanta Cruz de Tenerife89,036
Vélez-MálagaMálaga87,798
ToledoToledo87,074
MelillaMelilla87,067
ValdemoroMadrid86,078
Sant Boi de LlobregatBarcelona85,317
FuengirolaMálaga84,857
Talavera de la ReinaToledo84,413
OrihuelaAlicante84,279
CeutaCeuta83,567
PontevedraPontevedra83,339
GandiaValencia82,909
RubíBarcelona82,825
ManresaBarcelona80,692
CosladaMadrid80,365
EsteponaMálaga79,593
Santa Lucía de TirajanaLas Palmas79,506
BenalmádenaMálaga78,787

By surface area

This list shows the 100 largest municipalities in Spain by how much land they cover.

MunicipalityProvinceArea
(km2)
CáceresCáceres1,750.23
LorcaMurcia1,675.27
BadajozBadajoz1,440.52
CórdobaCórdoba1,254.45
Almodóvar del CampoCiudad Real1,207.90
Jerez de la FronteraCádiz1,188.62
AlbaceteAlbacete1,126.99
ÉcijaSeville978.23
ZaragozaZaragoza974.00
JumillaMurcia969.66
AndújarJaén963.60
MoratallaMurcia952.94
CarmonaSeville922.07
CuencaCuenca909.20
HornachuelosCórdoba893.37
MurciaMurcia885.11
MéridaBadajoz864.66
VillarrobledoAlbacete862.39
Caravaca de la CruzMurcia860.20
AlmonteHuelva859.65
Cangas del NarceaAsturias823.58
RequenaValencia814.40
HellínAlbacete779.29
AntequeraMálaga748.03
Jerez de los CaballerosBadajoz739.93
AlburquerqueBadajoz723.48
Santiago-PontonesJaén682.34
Chinchilla de Monte-AragónAlbacete679.27
Los YébenesToledo676.16
Alcázar de San JuanCiudad Real666.50
Retuerta del BullaqueCiudad Real654.83
UtreraSeville651.21
TrujilloCáceres649.53
MulaMurcia634.08
Ejea de los CaballerosZaragoza613.51
MadridMadrid605.77
YeclaMurcia605.28
NíjarAlmería599.77
AlíaCáceres599.18
Valencia de AlcántaraCáceres594.78
OsunaSeville592.46
Fuente ObejunaCórdoba591.39
SabiñánigoHuesca586.82
MontoroCórdoba585.42
AlhambraCiudad Real579.63
PiedrabuenaCiudad Real565.36
CartagenaMurcia560.19
Don BenitoBadajoz559.37
AlcántaraCáceres552.01
BazaGranada545.39
TineoAsturias540.83
Viso del MarquésCiudad Real533.20
AlmansaAlbacete532.41
Hinojosa del DuqueCórdoba531.47
Arcos de la FronteraCádiz526.37
Puebla de Don FadriqueGranada522.69
CardeñaCórdoba513.78
YesteAlbacete513.19
CaspeZaragoza503.15
El BonilloAlbacete502.87
ArocheHuelva498.13
AzuagaBadajoz497.89
ValdepeñasCiudad Real489.26
Medina SidoniaCádiz488.46
ConstantinaSeville481.32
Alcalá de los GazulesCádiz478.94
Cabeza del BueyBadajoz475.02
ManzanaresCiudad Real473.82
HuéscarGranada472.86
AlcañizTeruel472.12
Villaviciosa de CórdobaCórdoba469.93
AlbarracínTeruel468.74
AznalcázarSeville449.62
LojaGranada447.49
AyoraValencia446.47
Arcos de JalónSoria441.40
Vélez-BlancoAlmería441.32
TeruelTeruel440.41
A FonsagradaLugo438.42
DaimielCiudad Real438.06
FragaHuesca437.81
EspielCórdoba437.27
NerpioAlbacete436.32
CastueraBadajoz432.36
Morón de la FronteraSeville432.04
OlivenzaBadajoz431.00
Villanueva de CórdobaCórdoba429.52
CúllarGranada427.53
Puebla de Don RodrigoCiudad Real424.87
JaénJaén424.23
AbenójarCiudad Real423.43
Alhama de GranadaGranada419.60
TarifaCádiz419.18
MorellaCastellón413.54
Calzada de CalatravaCiudad Real410.82
San Esteban de GormazSoria406.71
JacaHuesca406.50
TausteZaragoza405.18
ÚbedaJaén403.77
Torre de Juan AbadCiudad Real399.19

By population density

This list shows the top 100 places in Spain where lots of people live close together. It ranks these places by how many people live in each square kilometer.

MunicipalityProvincePopulation density
(inhabitants/km2)
EmperadorValencia23,600.0
MislataValencia23,154.2
BenetússerValencia21,485.9
L'Hospitalet de LlobregatBarcelona21,482.4
Santa Coloma de GramenetBarcelona17,383.6
BarcelonaBarcelona17,016.8
Premià de MarBarcelona14,973.5
PortugaleteBiscay14,287.9
BarañainNavarre14,092.1
Badia del VallèsBarcelona14,040.9
Llocnou de la CoronaValencia13,400.0
Cornellà de LlobregatBarcelona13,389.7
Tavernes BlanquesValencia12,550.0
BurjassotValencia12,064.5
BadalonaBarcelona11,003.9
Esplugues de LlobregatBarcelona10,713.3
Burlada – BurlataNavarre10,061.1
Sant Adrià de BesòsBarcelona9,994.9
Villava – AtarrabiaNavarre9,356.6
RipolletBarcelona9,039.3
CádizCádiz8,953.1
BilbaoBiscay8,490.0
PamplonaNavarre8,343.7
FuengirolaMálaga8,230.6
SestaoBiscay7,953.4
Castilleja de la CuestaSeville7,865.4
AlaquàsValencia7,863.2
El MasnouBarcelona7,337.4
PaiportaValencia7,076.9
CosladaMadrid6,691.5
A CoruñaA Coruña6,491.3
GetxoBiscay6,399.9
Sant Joan DespíBarcelona6,372.1
XirivellaValencia6,284.8
MelillaMelilla6,114.3
ValenciaValencia6,040.5
SabadellBarcelona5,968.3
SedavíValencia5,968.1
ArmillaGranada5,860.6
MataróBarcelona5,854.3
San Juan de AznalfaracheSeville5,762.9
BasauriBiscay5,743.5
MadridMadrid5,740.6
ParlaMadrid5,630.8
Ansoáin – AntsoainNavarre5,521.2
CastelldefelsBarcelona5,440.2
Vilassar de MarBarcelona5,362.1
SanturtziBiscay5,245.8
AlcorcónMadrid5,241.8
SaltGirona5,234.9
IgualadaBarcelona5,176.7
EivissaBalearic Islands4,903.8
TomaresSeville4,899.8
Mollet del VallèsBarcelona4,894.2
SantanderCantabria4,852.6
SevilleSeville4,850.1
FuenlabradaMadrid4,816.4
Sant Andreu de la BarcaBarcelona4,799.5
MóstolesMadrid4,724.3
GinesSeville4,678.1
MaracenaGranada4,575.1
LeganésMadrid4,547.4
Caldes d'EstracBarcelona4,524.3
MontgatBarcelona4,487.8
Torrejón de ArdozMadrid4,420.9
La LlagostaBarcelona4,388.7
GranollersBarcelona4,364.8
CeutaCeuta4,205.7
BerriozarNavarre4,176.0
Barberà del VallèsBarcelona4,150.1
BarakaldoBiscay4,125.0
Sant Hipòlit de VoltregàBarcelona4,054.4
BenirredràValencia4,048.7
LekeitioBiscay4,027.9
LeioaBiscay3,898.5
Sant Feliu de LlobregatBarcelona3,897.2
Bonrepòs i MirambellValencia3,884.9
Sant Boi de LlobregatBarcelona3,864.0
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas3,716.8
EtxebarriBiscay3,680.4
SalamancaSalamanca3,680.1
TorremolinosMálaga3,579.6
Puerto de la CruzSanta Cruz de Tenerife3,577.5
MalejánZaragoza3,525.0
RocafortValencia3,395.7
CájarGranada3,319.3
TerrassaBarcelona3,317.8
ViladecansBarcelona3,317.1
Zizur Mayor/Zizur NagusiaNavarre3,260.6
Lasarte-OriaGipuzkoa3,230.1
LeónLeón3,179.4
AlborayaValencia3,152.6
San FernandoCádiz3,125.7
Roda de TerBarcelona3,115.7
San SebastiánGipuzkoa3,112.3
Sant Vicenç dels HortsBarcelona3,099.1
RafalAlicante3,091.7
BenalmádenaMálaga2,927.8
Pineda de MarBarcelona2,919.5
AlmàsseraValencia2,912.6

Pictures

A beautiful view of Madrid's skyline showing iconic buildings and cityscape.
A beautiful view of Barcelona cityscape seen from the famous Sagrada Familia church.
A beautiful view of Valencia city from the Micalet tower, showcasing the skyline and architecture.
A beautiful sunset view of the Basílica del Pilar in Zaragoza, Spain, with the Ebro River and a bridge in the foreground.
A beautiful night view of Plaza Virgen de los Reyes in Seville, Spain, showcasing the Cathedral of Seville and the Giralda tower under soft blue-hour lighting.
A beautiful view of the city of Málaga, Spain, as seen from Gibralfaro Castle.
The beautiful Murcia Cathedral in Spain, showcasing its impressive baroque architecture.
A beautiful view of the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca from Parc de la Mar.
A beautiful panoramic view of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain.
A beautiful view of Bilbao, Spain, showing famous buildings like Teatro Arriaga and the Church of San Nicolás.
A view of Casa Carbonell, a historic building located in Alicante, Spain.
A beautiful aerial view of the city of Valladolid in Spain, showing its buildings and landscape from above.
A photograph of Edificio Bonín, a notable building in Vigo, Spain.
A historic university building in Gijón, Spain.

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