List of metropolitan areas in Spain

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

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Infographic based on Corinne Land Cover 2018. IGN. Areas urbanizadas en Espana.jpg
Infographic based on Corinne Land Cover 2018. IGN.

Estimates are from the following sources:

The figures differ between the reports due to the difference in survey dates and differences in methodology. For example, ESPON considers OviedoGijónAvilés 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.

1. Madrid Torrelodones. Vista de Madrid desde Torrelodones.jpg
1. Madrid
2. Barcelona Barcelona from Sagrada Familia (2).JPG
2. Barcelona
3. Valencia Vista de Valencia desde la calle Gasco Oliag, 6, de Valencia 04.jpg
3. Valencia
4. Seville Toits Guadalquivir ponts Seville Espagne.jpg
4. Seville
5. Bilbao Bilbao Spain.jpg
5. Bilbao
6. Malaga View of Malaga 2.jpg
6. Málaga
7. Gijon-Oviedo-Aviles Gijon Universidad Laboral 02.jpg
7. GijónOviedoAvilés
8. Alicante-Elche Carbonell.jpg
8. AlicanteElche
9. Las Palmas Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-Panoramic view over the city.jpg
9. Las Palmas
10. Zaragoza Basilica del Pilar-sunset.jpg
10. Zaragoza

List

Metropolitan area (2018)ESPONUrban AuditRuiz
Madrid 6,155,1166,204,829 [8] 7,038,056 [7]
Barcelona 5,179,2435,233,638 [9] 5,142,490 [7]
Valencia 1,645,3421,564,145 [10] 2,300,000 [7]
Seville 1,305,3421,249,346 [11] 1,360,361 [7]
Bilbao 987,000989,994 [12] 953,152
Málaga 944,0001,218,245 [13] 923,104
Asturias 844,000617,300
(295,640 [14] + 321,660 [15] )
863,050 [7]
Alicante 793,000429,060 [16] 785,020 [7]
Las Palmas 640,000625,892 [17] 741,826 [7]
Zaragoza 639,000685,873 [18] 715,894
Murcia 623,000479,313 [19] 763,723 [7]
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 581,947481,592 [20] 481,592
Granada 440,000498,365
Palma de Mallorca 433,000593,386 [21] 509,116
Vigo 413,000548,799 [22] 666,292 [7]
Cartagena 409,000316,398
(229,733 + 55,170 + 31,495)
Cádiz 400,000425,462
San Sebastián 393,000404,921
A Coruña 376,000408,068
Valladolid 369,000430,576 [23] 395,984
Tarragona(–Reus)325,000423,360
Córdoba 314,000779,870 [24] 325,453
Pamplona 286,000355,577 [25] 328,511
Castellón de la Plana 259,000386,906 [7]
Bay of Santander 249,000290,785 [26] 391,293 [7]
AlziraXàtiva 241,000348,582 [7]
Vitoria-Gasteiz 226,000252,384 [27] 242,837
AlgecirasLa Línea 206,000230,203
Huelva 193,000215,530
Almería 192,000218,236
Salamanca 192,000205,489
Jerez de la Frontera 189,000209,690
León 187,000201,987
Albacete 185,000173,457
JaénMartos 180,000191,652
Burgos 176,000192,692
Logroño 156,000171,599 [28] 186,985
FerrolNarón 155,000156,111
Lleida 147,000363,900 [29] 176,543
GironaSalt 144,000180,426
PontevedraMarín 142,000149,255
Badajoz 141,000663,896 [30] 151,579
La OrotavaPuerto de la Cruz(–Los Realejos)140,000151,623
Santiago de Compostela 138,000186,332 [31] 151,690
Ourense 137,000138,600
Benidorm(–La Vila Joiosa)134,000183,253
Gandia(–Oliva)132,000169,916
Blanes(–Pineda de MarLloret de Mar)131,000182,673
Manresa 122,000145,215
Marbella 116,000138,447
Torrelavega 116,000129,509
VicManlleu 111,000129,994
Guadalajara 104,000144,687
Lugo 99,000106,066
Palencia 99,000103,511
Toledo 95,000167,036 [32] 119,368

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