List of metropolitan areas in Spain

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Infographic based on Corinne Land Cover 2018. IGN.

This is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in Spain by population.

Estimates are from the following sources:

• the "Functional Urban Areas" (FUAs) of the Study on Urban Functions of the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON, 2007)<ref>

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• the "Larger Urban Zone" (LUZs)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• calculations by Francisco Ruiz from data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2008 estimates).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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The figures differ between the reports due to the difference in survey dates and differences in methodology. For example, ESPON considers Oviedo–Gijón–Avilés as a single FUA, while Urban Audit has separate LUZs for Oviedo and Gijón. Similarly, Vilanova i la Geltrú is included in Barcelona metropolitan area by ESPON, but as a separate conurbation by Ruiz.

List

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1. Madrid

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2. Barcelona

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3. Valencia

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4. Seville

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5. Bilbao

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6. Málaga

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7. Gijón–Oviedo–Avilés

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8. Alicante–Elche

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9. Las Palmas

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10. Zaragoza

Metropolitan area (2018)	ESPON	Urban Audit	Ruiz
Madrid	6,155,116	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Barcelona	5,179,243	Template:Nts<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Valencia	1,645,342	Template:Nts<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Seville	1,305,342	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Bilbao	987,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Málaga	944,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Asturias (Gijón-Oviedo)	844,000	Template:Nts (295,640<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> + 321,660<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>)	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Alicante	793,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Las Palmas	640,000	Template:Nts<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Zaragoza	639,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Murcia	623,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	581,947	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Granada	440,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Palma	433,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Vigo	413,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Cartagena	409,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts (229,733 + 55,170 + 31,495)
Cádiz	400,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
San Sebastián	393,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
A Coruña	376,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Valladolid	369,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Tarragona(–Reus)	325,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Córdoba	314,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Pamplona	286,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Castellón de la Plana	259,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Bay of Santander	249,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Alzira–Xàtiva	241,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/>
Vitoria-Gasteiz	226,000	Template:Nts<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>	Template:Nts
Algeciras–La Línea	206,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Huelva	193,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Almería	192,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Salamanca	192,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Jerez de la Frontera	189,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
León	187,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Albacete	185,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Jaén-Martos	180,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Burgos	176,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Logroño	156,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Ferrol–Narón	155,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Lleida	147,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Girona–Salt	144,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Pontevedra–Marín	142,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Badajoz	141,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
La Orotava–Puerto de la Cruz(–Los Realejos)	140,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Santiago de Compostela	138,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts
Ourense	137,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Benidorm(–La Vila Joiosa)	134,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Gandia(–Oliva)	132,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Blanes(–Pineda de Mar–Lloret de Mar)	131,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Manresa	122,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Marbella	116,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Torrelavega	116,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Vic–Manlleu	111,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Guadalajara	104,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Lugo	99,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Palencia	99,000	Template:Ntsh—	Template:Nts
Toledo	95,000	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts

See also

• Demographics of Spain
• List of cities (municipalities) of Spain
• List of metropolitan areas in Europe
• List of urban areas of the European Union

External links

• Largest Cities in Europe