List of Spanish provinces by area

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This is a list of the provinces of Spain in order of area. [1]

RankProvinceArea (km²)Autonomous community
1 Badajoz 21,766 Extremadura
2 Cáceres 19,868 Extremadura
3 Ciudad Real 19,813 Castilla-La Mancha
4 Zaragoza 17,274 Aragon
5 Cuenca 17,140 Castilla-La Mancha
6 Huesca 15,636 Aragon
7 León 15,581 Castile and León
8 Toledo 15,370 Castilla-La Mancha
9 Albacete 14,924 Castilla-La Mancha
10 Teruel 14,810 Aragon
11 Burgos 14,292 Castile and León
12 Sevilla 14,036 Andalusia
13 Córdoba 13,771 Andalusia
14 Jaén 13,496 Andalusia
15 Granada 12,647 Andalusia
16 Salamanca 12,350 Castile and León
17 Guadalajara 12,214 Castile-La Mancha
18 Lérida 12,172 Catalonia
19 Murcia 11,314 Murcia
20 Valencia 10,807 Valencian Community
21 Asturias 10,604 Asturias
22 Zamora 10,561 Castile and León
23 Navarra 10,391 Navarra
24 Soria 10,306 Castile and León
25 Huelva 10,128 Andalusia
26 Lugo 9,856 Galicia
27 Almería 8,775 Andalusia
28 Valladolid 8,110 Castile and León
29 Palencia 8,052 Castile and León
30 Ávila 8,050 Castile and León
31 Madrid 8,028 Madrid
32 La Coruña 7,950 Galicia
33 Barcelona 7,728 Catalonia
34 Cádiz 7,440 Andalusia
35 Málaga 7,306 Andalusia
36 Orense 7,273 Galicia
37 Segovia 6,921 Castile and León
38 Castellón 6,636 Valencian Community
39 Tarragona 6,303 Catalonia
40 Gerona 5,910 Catalonia
41 Alicante 5,817 Valencian Community
42 Cantabria 5,321 Cantabria
43 La Rioja 5,045 La Rioja
44 Balearic Islands 4,992 Balearic Islands
45 Pontevedra 4,495 Galicia
46 Las Palmas 4,066 Canary Islands
47 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 3,381 Canary Islands
48 Álava 3,037 Basque Community
49 Vizcaya 2,217 Basque Community
50 Guipúzcoa 1,980 Basque Community
51 Ceuta 19 Ceuta
52 Melilla 13 Melilla
TOTAL505,992

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References

  1. "Superficie y población de las provincias". Instituto Geográfico Nacional (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.