List of municipalities in Almería

Map of Spain with the province of Almería highlighted Map of the municipalities in the province of Almería

Almería is a province in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 103 municipalities. As of the 2024[update] Spanish census, Almería is the 21st most populous of Spain's 50 provinces, with 760,964 inhabitants,[1] and the 27th largest by land area, spanning 8,773.05 square kilometres (3,387.29 sq mi).[2][3] Municipalities are the most basic local political division in Spain[4] and can only belong to one province.[5] They enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local administration, being in charge of tasks such as urban planning, water supply, lighting, roads, local police, and firefighting.[6]

The organisation of municipalities in Spain is outlined by the local government law Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local (transl. Law 7/1985, of 2 April, Regulating the Bases of the Local Administration), which was passed by the Cortes Generales—Spain’s national parliament—on 2 April 1985[7] and finalised by royal decree on 18 April 1986.[8] Municipalities in Almería are also governed by the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, which includes provisions concerning their relations with Andalusia's autonomous government.[9] All citizens of Spain are required to register in the municipality in which they reside.[10] Each municipality is a corporation[a] with independent legal personhood: its governing body is called the ayuntamiento (municipal council or corporation),[12] a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde), the deputy mayors (tenientes de alcalde) and the councillors (concejales), who form the plenary (pleno), the deliberative body.[13] Municipalities are categorised by population for determining the number of councillors: three when the population is up to 100 inhabitants, five for 101–250, seven for 251–1,000, nine for 1,001–2,000, eleven for 2,001–5,000, thirteen for 5,001–10,000, seventeen for 10,001–20,000, twenty-one for 20,001–50,000, and twenty-five for 50,001–100,000. One councillor is added for every additional 100,000 inhabitants, with a further one included if the total would otherwise be even, to avoid tied votes.[14]

The mayor and the deputy mayors are elected by the plenary assembly, which is itself elected by universal suffrage.[15] Elections in municipalities with more than 250 inhabitants are carried out following a proportional representation system with closed lists,[14] whilst those with a population lower than 250 use a block plurality voting system with open lists.[16] The plenary assembly must meet periodically, with meetings occurring more or less frequently depending on the population of the municipality: monthly for those whose population is larger than 20,000, once every two months if it ranges between 5,001 and 20,000, and once every three months if it does not exceed 5,000.[17] Many ayuntamientos also have a local governing board (Spanish: junta de gobierno local), which is appointed by the mayor from amongst the councillors and is required for municipalities of over 5,000 inhabitants.[13] The board, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.[18]

The largest municipality by population in the province as of the 2024 Spanish census is Almería, its capital, with 201,946 residents, while the smallest is Benitagla, with 59 residents.[19] The largest municipality by area is Níjar, which spans 599.76 square kilometres (231.57 sq mi), while Alicún is the smallest at 5.87 square kilometres (2.27 sq mi).[2]

## Municipalities

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* Largest municipalities in the province of Almería by population
* Almería is the province's capital and largest municipality by population.

* Roquetas de Mar, the second largest municipality by population in Almería

* El Ejido is the province's third largest municipality by population.

* Níjar, Almería's fourth largest municipality by population

† Provincial capital

Municipalities in the province of Almería Name  | Population
(2024 census)[19] | Population
(2011 census)[20] | Population change  | Land area (km²)[2] | Population density
(2024)

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Abla | 1,277  | 1,459  | −12.5% | 45.24 | 28.2/km2
Abrucena | 1,234  | 1,352  | −8.7% | 83.67 | 14.7/km2
Adra | 25,432  | 24,375  | +4.3% | 89.69 | 283.6/km2
Albanchez | 681  | 745  | −8.6% | 34.91 | 19.5/km2
Alboloduy | 583  | 684  | −14.8% | 69.73 | 8.4/km2
Albox | 12,510  | 10,885  | +14.9% | 168.27 | 74.3/km2
Alcolea | 831  | 911  | −8.8% | 67.51 | 12.3/km2
Alcóntar | 556  | 624  | −10.9% | 93.90 | 5.9/km2
Alcudia de Monteagud | 129  | 158  | −18.4% | 15.52 | 8.3/km2
Alhabia | 732  | 686  | +6.7% | 16.39 | 44.7/km2
Alhama de Almería | 3,904  | 3,841  | +1.6% | 26.24 | 148.8/km2
Alicún | 214  | 268  | −20.1% | 5.87 | 36.5/km2
Almería†  | 201,946  | 189,680  | +6.5% | 295.72 | 682.9/km2
Almócita | 213  | 190  | +12.1% | 30.82 | 6.9/km2
Alsodux | 137  | 151  | −9.3% | 20.10 | 6.8/km2
Antas | 3,439  | 3,261  | +5.5% | 99.73 | 34.5/km2
Arboleas | 4,296  | 4,534  | −5.2% | 66.14 | 65.0/km2
Armuña de Almanzora | 330  | 347  | −4.9% | 7.72 | 42.7/km2
Bacares | 239  | 286  | −16.4% | 94.52 | 2.5/km2
Balanegra | 3,027  | No data[b] | 31.59 | 95.8/km2
Bayárcal | 300  | 377  | −20.4% | 38.02 | 7.9/km2
Bayarque | 223  | 224  | −0.4% | 26.36 | 8.5/km2
Bédar | 976  | 942  | +3.6% | 46.72 | 20.9/km2
Beires | 148  | 115  | +28.7% | 38.83 | 3.8/km2
Benahadux | 4,815  | 4,185  | +15.1% | 16.61 | 289.9/km2
Benitagla | 59  | 75  | −21.3% | 6.39 | 9.2/km2
Benizalón | 250  | 289  | −13.5% | 32.22 | 7.8/km2
Bentarique | 228  | 277  | −17.7% | 11.34 | 20.1/km2
Berja | 12,884  | 15,155  | −15.0% | 185.81 | 69.3/km2
Canjáyar | 1,130  | 1,439  | −21.5% | 66.92 | 16.9/km2
Cantoria | 3,568  | 3,849  | −7.3% | 78.95 | 45.2/km2
Carboneras | 8,456  | 7,881  | +7.3% | 95.46 | 88.6/km2
Castro de Filabres | 102  | 159  | −35.8% | 29.23 | 3.5/km2
Chercos | 310  | 301  | +3.0% | 13.55 | 22.9/km2
Chirivel | 1,579  | 1,780  | −11.3% | 196.47 | 8.0/km2
Cóbdar | 194  | 161  | +20.5% | 31.99 | 6.1/km2
Cuevas del Almanzora | 15,116  | 13,139  | +15.0% | 263.75 | 57.3/km2
Dalías | 4,158  | 4,007  | +3.8% | 140.72 | 29.5/km2
El Ejido | 89,462  | 80,839  | +10.7% | 226.13 | 395.6/km2
Enix | 603  | 426  | +41.5% | 66.84 | 9.0/km2
Felix | 770  | 663  | +16.1% | 81.26 | 9.5/km2
Fines | 2,275  | 2,227  | +2.2% | 23.12 | 98.4/km2
Fiñana | 2,018  | 2,364  | −14.6% | 133.95 | 15.1/km2
Fondón | 1,133  | 990  | +14.4% | 91.15 | 12.4/km2
Gádor | 3,074  | 3,190  | −3.6% | 87.67 | 35.1/km2
Los Gallardos | 3,078  | 3,401  | −9.5% | 34.89 | 88.2/km2
Garrucha | 10,525  | 8,529  | +23.4% | 7.76 | 1,356.3/km2
Gérgal | 1,196  | 1,072  | +11.6% | 229.48 | 5.2/km2
Huécija | 536  | 523  | +2.5% | 19.01 | 28.2/km2
Huércal de Almería | 18,698  | 16,298  | +14.7% | 20.92 | 893.8/km2
Huércal-Overa | 20,575  | 18,188  | +13.1% | 318.21 | 64.7/km2
Íllar | 467  | 423  | +10.4% | 19.18 | 24.3/km2
Instinción | 502  | 469  | +7.0% | 33.48 | 15.0/km2
Laroya | 211  | 167  | +26.3% | 21.71 | 9.7/km2
Láujar de Andarax | 1,655  | 1,736  | −4.7% | 92.80 | 17.8/km2
Líjar | 395  | 462  | −14.5% | 28.23 | 14.0/km2
Lubrín | 1,453  | 1,666  | −12.8% | 138.13 | 10.5/km2
Lucainena de las Torres | 728  | 648  | +12.3% | 123.20 | 5.9/km2
Lúcar | 828  | 883  | −6.2% | 100.71 | 8.2/km2
Macael | 5,478  | 5,951  | −7.9% | 43.82 | 125.0/km2
María | 1,198  | 1,385  | −13.5% | 225.56 | 5.3/km2
Mojácar | 7,455  | 7,085  | +5.2% | 71.53 | 104.2/km2
La Mojonera | 8,546  | 8,476  | +0.8% | 23.86 | 358.2/km2
Nacimiento | 504  | 513  | −1.8% | 80.75 | 6.2/km2
Níjar | 33,348  | 28,223  | +18.2% | 599.76 | 55.6/km2
Ohanes | 549  | 711  | −22.8% | 32.41 | 16.9/km2
Olula de Castro | 182  | 191  | −4.7% | 33.60 | 5.4/km2
Olula del Río | 6,429  | 6,486  | −0.9% | 23.44 | 274.3/km2
Oria | 2,233  | 2,587  | −13.7% | 234.71 | 9.5/km2
Padules | 439  | 519  | −15.4% | 26.49 | 16.6/km2
Partaloa | 889  | 867  | +2.5% | 52.60 | 16.9/km2
Paterna del Río | 396  | 433  | −8.5% | 45.48 | 8.7/km2
Pechina | 4,510  | 3,756  | +20.1% | 46.05 | 97.9/km2
Pulpí | 12,123  | 8,692  | +39.5% | 94.84 | 127.8/km2
Purchena | 1,535  | 1,731  | −11.3% | 56.60 | 27.1/km2
Rágol | 299  | 362  | −17.4% | 26.92 | 11.1/km2
Rioja | 1,612  | 1,353  | +19.1% | 36.40 | 44.3/km2
Roquetas de Mar | 108,348  | 86,799  | +24.8% | 59.64 | 1,816.7/km2
Santa Cruz de Marchena | 244  | 232  | +5.2% | 19.97 | 12.2/km2
Santa Fe de Mondújar | 505  | 466  | +8.4% | 34.86 | 14.5/km2
Senés | 281  | 309  | −9.1% | 50.24 | 5.6/km2
Serón | 2,150  | 2,325  | −7.5% | 166.28 | 12.9/km2
Sierro | 378  | 433  | −12.7% | 27.64 | 13.7/km2
Somontín | 526  | 522  | +0.8% | 16.12 | 32.6/km2
Sorbas | 2,504  | 2,696  | −7.1% | 249.15 | 10.1/km2
Suflí | 229  | 245  | −6.5% | 10.09 | 22.7/km2
Tabernas | 4,077  | 3,588  | +13.6% | 280.37 | 14.5/km2
Taberno | 962  | 1,123  | −14.3% | 44.05 | 21.8/km2
Tahal | 374  | 489  | −23.5% | 94.60 | 4.0/km2
Terque | 390  | 446  | −12.6% | 15.71 | 24.8/km2
Tíjola | 3,543  | 3,824  | −7.3% | 67.73 | 52.3/km2
Las Tres Villas | 575  | 662  | −13.1% | 85.35 | 6.7/km2
Turre | 4,341  | 3,718  | +16.8% | 107.95 | 40.2/km2
Turrillas | 263  | 227  | +15.9% | 39.16 | 6.7/km2
Uleila del Campo | 821  | 962  | −14.7% | 38.40 | 21.4/km2
Urrácal | 357  | 336  | +6.3% | 25.46 | 14.0/km2
Velefique | 246  | 296  | −16.9% | 66.44 | 3.7/km2
Vélez-Blanco | 1,952  | 2,171  | −10.1% | 441.31 | 4.4/km2
Vélez-Rubio | 6,577  | 6,932  | −5.1% | 282.54 | 23.3/km2
Vera | 19,416  | 14,650  | +32.5% | 57.59 | 337.1/km2
Viator | 6,334  | 5,459  | +16.0% | 20.62 | 307.2/km2
Vícar | 28,505  | 23,482  | +21.4% | 64.34 | 443.0/km2
Zurgena | 2,953  | 3,067  | −3.7% | 71.66 | 41.2/km2
Province of Almería | 760,964[22] | 688,736[23] | +10.5% | 8,773.05 | 86.7/km2
Andalusia | 8,631,862[22] | 8,371,270[23] | +3.1% | 87,587.59 | 98.6/km2
Spain | 48,619,695[22] | 46,815,916[23] | +3.9% | 504,755.17 | 96.3/km2

## See also

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* Geography of Spain
* List of municipalities of Spain

## Notes

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1. ^ Within the context of local government in Spain, a corporation is a legal entity representing a municipality. Each municipality is empowered to govern over a specific piece of land and its population.[11]
2. ^ Balanegra was partitioned from Berja and became an independent municipality in 2015[21] and is thus not included in the 2011 census.

## References

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1. ^ "Censo anual de población 2021-2024. Resultados nacionales, por comunidades autónomas y provincias. Población por sexo, edad (año a año) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
2. ^ a b c "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025. To access the information, scroll down the page and download the file entitled "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" by clicking the left icon in the column "Descarga". Then open the downloaded zip folder and the file titled "MUNICIPIOS", which provides the land area for every municipality in Spain under the header "Superficie".
3. ^ "Superficie y población de las provincias". Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
4. ^ BOE 1985, p. 11.
5. ^ BOE 1985, p. 14.
6. ^ BOE 1985, pp. 22–23.
7. ^ BOE 1985.
8. ^ BOE 1986.
9. ^ BOE 2007, p. 24.
10. ^ BOE 1985, p. 15.
11. ^ BOE 1985, p. 13.
12. ^ BOE 1985, pp. 13–14.
13. ^ a b BOE 1985, p. 19.
14. ^ a b LOREG 1985, p. 65.
15. ^ LOREG 1985, p. 7.
16. ^ LOREG 1985, p. 66.
17. ^ BOE 1985, p. 33.
18. ^ BOE 1985, p. 21.
19. ^ a b "Censo anual de población 2021-2024. Resultados por municipios. Población por sexo, edad (grupos quinquenales) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
20. ^ "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Municipales - Almería. Población por municipios, sexo y edad (año a año)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
21. ^ López, Norberto (3 June 2015). "Somos 103: Balanegra deja de ser Entidad Menor para convertirse en pueblo". Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
22. ^ a b c "Censo anual de población 2021-2024. Resultados nacionales, por comunidades autónomas y provincias. Población por sexo, edad (año a año) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
23. ^ a b c "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Nacionales, por Comunidades Autónomas y Provincias. Población según comunidad autónoma y provincia y sexo" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

### Works cited

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* "Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 3 April 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
* "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 20 June 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
* "Real Decreto Legislativo 781/1986, de 18 de abril, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de las disposiciones legales vigentes en materia de Régimen Local" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 22 April 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
* "Ley Orgánica 2/2007, de 19 de marzo, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 20 March 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

## External links

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* Media related to the municipalities in the province of Almería at Wikimedia Commons

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