List of metropolitan areas in Spain
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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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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.
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| Madrid | 6,155,116 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Barcelona | 5,179,243 | Template:Nts<ref>
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| Valencia | 1,645,342 | Template:Nts<ref>
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| Seville | 1,305,342 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Bilbao | 987,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Málaga | 944,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Asturias (Gijón-Oviedo) | 844,000 | Template:Nts (295,640<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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| Alicante | 793,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Las Palmas | 640,000 | Template:Nts<ref>
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| Zaragoza | 639,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Murcia | 623,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 581,947 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Granada | 440,000 | Template:Ntsh— | Template:Nts | ||
| Palma | 433,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Vigo | 413,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 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
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| Tarragona(–Reus) | 325,000 | Template:Ntsh— | Template:Nts | ||
| Córdoba | 314,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Pamplona | 286,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 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
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| Alzira–Xàtiva | 241,000 | Template:Ntsh— | Template:Nts<ref name="ruiz-con"/> | ||
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 226,000 | Template:Nts<ref>
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| 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
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| Ferrol–Narón | 155,000 | Template:Ntsh— | Template:Nts | ||
| Lleida | 147,000 | Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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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