List of metropolitan areas in Spain

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)[1]
* the "Larger Urban Zone" (LUZs)[2] of Urban Audit project (2004), supported by the European Union.[3] Not all cities were included in this survey.[3]
* calculations by Francisco Ruiz from data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2008 estimates).[4][5] As well as "metropolitan area" data,[6] Ruiz has produced larger conurbation data for some areas.[7] The "conurbation" figure is used where available, and is cited as such; otherwise, the "metropolitan area" figure is used.

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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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

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Madrid | 6,155,116  | 6,204,829[8] | 7,038,056[7]
Barcelona | 5,179,243  | 5,233,638[9] | 5,142,490[7]
Valencia(–Sagunto)  | 1,645,342  | 1,564,145[10] | 2,300,000[7]
Seville | 1,305,342  | 1,249,346[11] | 1,360,361[7]
Bilbao | 987,000  | 989,994[12] | 953,152
Málaga | 944,000  | 1,218,245[13] | 923,104
Oviedo–Gijón–Avilés | 844,000  | 617,300
(295,640[14] \+ 321,660[15]) | 863,050[7]
Alicante–Elche(–Elda)  | 793,000  | 429,060[16] | 785,020[7]
Las Palmas | 640,000  | 625,892[17] | 741,826[7]
Zaragoza | 639,000  | 685,873[18] | 715,894
Murcia–Orihuela | 623,000  | 479,313[19] | 763,723[7]
Santa Cruz de Tenerife–La Laguna | 581,947  | 481,592[20] | 481,592
Granada | 440,000  | —  | 498,365
Palma | 433,000  | 593,386[21] | 509,116
Vigo | 413,000  | 548,799[22] | 666,292[7]
Cartagena | 409,000  | —  | 316,398
(229,733 + 55,170 + 31,495)
Cádiz | 400,000  | —  | 425,462
San Sebastián | 393,000  | —  | 404,921
A Coruña–Oleiros–Arteixo | 376,000  | —  | 408,068
Valladolid | 369,000  | 430,576[23] | 395,984
Tarragona(–Reus)  | 325,000  | —  | 423,360
Córdoba | 314,000  | 779,870[24] | 325,453
Pamplona | 286,000  | 355,577[25] | 328,511
Castellón de la Plana | 259,000  | —  | 386,906[7]
Santander–Torrelavega | 249,000  | 290,785[26] | 391,293[7]
Alzira–Xàtiva | 241,000  | —  | 348,582[7]
Vitoria-Gasteiz | 226,000  | 252,384[27] | 242,837
Algeciras–La Línea | 206,000  | —  | 230,203
Huelva | 193,000  | —  | 215,530
Almería | 192,000  | —  | 218,236
Salamanca | 192,000  | —  | 205,489
Jerez de la Frontera | 189,000  | —  | 209,690
León | 187,000  | —  | 201,987
Albacete | 185,000  | —  | 173,457
Jaén–Martos | 180,000  | —  | 191,652
Burgos | 176,000  | —  | 192,692
Logroño | 156,000  | 171,599[28] | 186,985
Ferrol–Narón | 155,000  | —  | 156,111
Lleida | 147,000  | 363,900[29] | 176,543
Girona–Salt | 144,000  | —  | 180,426
Pontevedra–Marín | 142,000  | —  | 149,255
Badajoz | 141,000  | 663,896[30] | 151,579
La Orotava–Puerto de la Cruz(–Los Realejos)  | 140,000  | —  | 151,623
Santiago de Compostela | 138,000  | 186,332[31] | 151,690
Ourense | 137,000  | —  | 138,600
Benidorm(–La Vila Joiosa)  | 134,000  | —  | 183,253
Gandia(–Oliva)  | 132,000  | —  | 169,916
Blanes(–Pineda de Mar–Lloret de Mar)  | 131,000  | —  | 182,673
Manresa | 122,000  | —  | 145,215
Marbella | 116,000  | —  | 138,447
Torrelavega | 116,000  | —  | 129,509
Vic–Manlleu | 111,000  | —  | 129,994
Guadalajara | 104,000  | —  | 144,687
Lugo | 99,000  | —  | 106,066
Palencia | 99,000  | —  | 103,511
Toledo | 95,000  | 167,036[32] | 119,368

## See also[edit | edit source]

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

## References[edit | edit source]

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9. ^ "Barcelona". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
10. ^ "Valencia". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
11. ^ "Sevilla". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
12. ^ "Bilbao". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
13. ^ "Málaga". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
14. ^ "Gijón". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
15. ^ "Oviedo". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
16. ^ "Alicante/Alacant". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
17. ^ "Las Palmas". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
18. ^ "Zaragoza". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
19. ^ "Murcia". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
20. ^ "Santa Cruz de Tenerife". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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22. ^ "Vigo". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
23. ^ "Valladolid". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
24. ^ "Córdoba". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
25. ^ "Pamplona/Iruña". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
26. ^ "Santander". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
27. ^ "Vitoria/Gasteiz". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
28. ^ "Logroño". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
29. ^ "Lleida". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
30. ^ "Badajoz". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
31. ^ "Santiago de Compostela". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
32. ^ "Toledo". urbanaudit. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-10.

## External links[edit | edit source]

* Largest Cities in Europe