Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities

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This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's municipalities.

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By population

The 100 most populous municipalities in Spain as of 1 January 2019, from the revision of the padrón continuo provided by the INE. [1]

#MunicipalityProvincePopulation
(1 January 2019)
1 Madrid Madrid 3,266,126
2 Barcelona Barcelona 1,636,762
3 Valencia Valencia 794,288
4 Seville Seville 688,592
5 Zaragoza Zaragoza 674,997
6 Málaga Málaga 574,654
7 Murcia Murcia 453,258
8 Palma Balearic Islands 416,065
9 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Las Palmas 379,925
10 Bilbao Biscay 346,843
11 Alicante Alicante 334,887
12 Córdoba Córdoba 325,701
13 Valladolid Valladolid 298,412
14 Vigo Pontevedra 295,364
15 Gijón Asturias 271,780
16 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona 264,923
17 Vitoria-Gasteiz Álava 251,774
18 A Coruña A Coruña 245,711
19 Elche/Elx Alicante 232,517
20 Granada Granada 232,462
21 Terrassa Barcelona 220,556
22 Badalona Barcelona 220,440
23 Oviedo Asturias 219,686
24 Cartagena Murcia 214,802
25 Sabadell Barcelona 213,644
26 Jerez de la Frontera Cádiz 212,749
27 Móstoles Madrid 209,184
28 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife 207,312
29 Pamplona Navarre 201,653
30 Almería Almería 198,533
31 Alcalá de Henares Madrid 195,649
32 Fuenlabrada Madrid 193,700
33 Leganés Madrid 189,861
34 Donostia/San Sebastián Gipuzkoa 187,415
35 Getafe Madrid 183,374
36 Burgos Burgos 175,821
37 Albacete Albacete 173,329
38 Santander Cantabria 172,539
39 Castellón de la Plana Castellón 171,728
40 Alcorcón Madrid 170,514
41 San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santa Cruz de Tenerife 157,503
42 Logroño La Rioja 151,136
43 Badajoz Badajoz 150,702
44 Salamanca Salamanca 144,228
45 Huelva Huelva 143,663
46 Marbella Málaga 143,386
47 Lleida Lleida 138,956
48 Tarragona Tarragona 134,515
49 Dos Hermanas Seville 133,968
50 Torrejón de Ardoz Madrid 131,376
51 Parla Madrid 130,124
52 Mataró Barcelona 128,265
53 León León 124,303
54 Algeciras Cádiz 121,957
55 Santa Coloma de Gramenet Barcelona 119,215
56 Alcobendas Madrid 117,040
57 Cádiz Cádiz 116,027
58 Jaén Jaén 112,999
59 Ourense Ourense 105,233
60 Reus Tarragona 104,373
61 Telde Las Palmas 102,647
62 Girona Girona 101,852
63 Barakaldo Biscay 100,881
64 Lugo Lugo 98,276
65 Santiago de Compostela A Coruña 97,260
66 Roquetas de Mar Almería 96,800
67 Cáceres Cáceres 96,126
68 Las Rozas de Madrid Madrid 95,814
69 San Fernando Cádiz 94,979
70 Lorca Murcia 94,404
71 Sant Cugat del Vallès Barcelona 91,006
72 San Sebastián de los Reyes Madrid 89,276
73 Cornellà de Llobregat Barcelona 88,592
74 El Puerto de Santa María Cádiz 88,405
75 Rivas-Vaciamadrid Madrid 88,150
76 Melilla Melilla 86,487
77 Pozuelo de Alarcón Madrid 86,422
78 Guadalajara Guadalajara 85,871
79 Toledo Toledo 84,873
80 Ceuta Ceuta 84,777
81 Chiclana de la Frontera Cádiz 84,489
82 Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 83,605
83 El Ejido Almería 83,594
84 Talavera de la Reina Toledo 83,417
85 Torrevieja Alicante 83,337
86 Pontevedra Pontevedra 83,029
87 Mijas Málaga 82,742
88 Torrent Valencia 82,208
89 Coslada Madrid 81,661
90 Vélez-Málaga Málaga 81,643
91 Arona Santa Cruz de Tenerife 81,216
92 Fuengirola Málaga 80,309
93 Palencia Palencia 78,412
94 Avilés Asturias 78,182
95 Getxo Biscay 77,946
96 Manresa Barcelona 77,714
97 Rubí Barcelona 77,464
98 Orihuela Alicante 77,414
99 Valdemoro Madrid 75,983
100 Alcalá de Guadaíra Seville 75,279

By population density

The 100 most densely populated Spanish municipalities (2019). [2]

#MunicipalityProvincePopulation density
(inhabitants/km2)
1 Emperador Valencia 22,900
2 Mislata Valencia 21,522.66
3 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona 19,451.03
4 Benetússer Valencia 18,973.08
5 Santa Coloma de Gramenet Barcelona 16,814.53
6 Barcelona Barcelona 16,514.6
7 Barañain Navarre 14,531.65
8 Portugalete Biscay 14,391.82
9 Badia del Vallès Barcelona 14,387.1
10 Premià de Mar Barcelona 14,346.43
11 Cornellà de Llobregat Barcelona 12,990.03
12 Tavernes Blanques Valencia 12,324.32
13 Burjassot Valencia 11,053.49
14 Badalona Barcelona 10,522.2
15 Esplugues de Llobregat Barcelona 10,259.34
16 Sant Adrià de Besòs Barcelona 9,814.02
17 Villava – Atarrabia Navarre 9,626.42
18 Cádiz Cádiz 9,433.09
19 Burlada – Burlata Navarre 9,050.24
20 Ripollet Barcelona 8,787.5
21 Bilbao Biscay 8,379.87
22 Castilleja de la Cuesta Seville 8,026.73
23 Pamplona Navarre 8,021.2
24 Sestao Biscay 7,754.55
25 Fuengirola Málaga 7,744.36
26 Alaquàs Valencia 7,579.74
27 El Masnou Barcelona 7,325.55
28 Coslada Madrid 6,799.42
29 Paiporta Valencia 6,587.88
30 Getxo Biscay 6,566.64
31 A Coruña A Coruña 6,495.14
32 Sant Joan Despí Barcelona 6,115.23
33 Melilla Melilla 6,073.53
34 Basauri Biscay 5,790.16
35 Xirivella Valencia 5,774.46
36 Mataró Barcelona 5,751.79
37 Valencia Valencia 5,701.59
38 Sabadell Barcelona 5,692.62
39 Sedaví Valencia 5,646.45
40 Ansoáin – Antsoain Navarre 5,612.95
41 Armilla Granada 5,608.82
42 Madrid Madrid 5,391.69
43 Parla Madrid 5,309.02
44 Vilassar de Mar Barcelona 5,261.87
45 Castelldefels Barcelona 5,230.6
46 San Juan de Aznalfarache Seville 5,210.71
47 Santurtzi Biscay 5,163.63
48 Alcorcón Madrid 5,055.26
49 Fuenlabrada Madrid 4,905.04
50 Igualada Barcelona 4,874.02
51 Seville Seville 4,871.88
52 Sant Andreu de la Barca Barcelona 4,860.32
53 Tomares Seville 4,858.05
54 Santander Cantabria 4,782.12
55 Mollet del Vallès Barcelona 4,751.67
56 Salt Girona 4,744.63
57 Gines Seville 4,643.6
58 Móstoles Madrid 4,619.79
59 Maracena Granada 4,522.7
60 La Llagosta Barcelona 4,478.41
61 Eivissa Balearic Islands 4,468.85
62 Leganés Madrid 4,406.15
63 Ceuta Ceuta 4,266.58
64 Montgat Barcelona 4,210.14
65 Granollers Barcelona 4,098.66
66 Lekeitio Biscay 4,082.12
67 Benirredrà Valencia 4,082.05
68 Barberà del Vallès Barcelona 4,045.35
69 Caldes d'Estrac Barcelona 4,029.73
70 Torrejón de Ardoz Madrid 4,027.47
71 Barakaldo Biscay 4,015.96
72 Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà Barcelona 3,871.11
73 Berriozar Navarre 3,847.23
74 Leioa Biscay 3,785.12
75 Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 3,777.9
76 Sant Feliu de Llobregat Barcelona 3,753.97
77 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Las Palmas 3,677.17
78 Salamanca Salamanca 3,666.19
79 Etxebarri Biscay 3,536.09
80 Bonrepòs i Mirambell Valencia 3,515.24
81 Puerto de la Cruz Santa Cruz de Tenerife 3,450.51
82 Torremolinos Málaga 3,450.3
83 Viladecans Barcelona 3,320.59
84 Maleján Zaragoza 3,237.5
85 León León 3,184.81
86 Terrassa Barcelona 3,137.8
87 Cájar Granada 3,108.48
88 San Fernando Cádiz 3,098.83
89 Rocafort Valencia 3,094.02
90 San Sebastián Gipuzkoa 3,077.93
91 Lasarte-Oria Gipuzkoa 3,058.24
92 Sant Vicenç dels Horts Barcelona 3,036.39
93 Llocnou de la Corona Valencia 2,950
94 Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia Navarre 2,949.31
95 Alboraya Valencia 2,932.13
96 Avilés Asturias 2,916.15
97 Rafal Alicante 2,864.97
98 Huétor Vega Granada 2,839.39
99 Roda de Ter Barcelona 2,825.56
100 Durango Biscay 2,776.42

By surface area

The 100 largest municipalities by area. [2]

#MunicipalityProvinceSurface
(km2)
1 Cáceres Cáceres 1,750.23
2 Lorca Murcia 1,675.2
3 Badajoz Badajoz 1,440.37
4 Córdoba Córdoba 1,254.25
5 Almodóvar del Campo Ciudad Real 1,208.27
6 Jerez de la Frontera Cádiz 1,187.92
7 Albacete Albacete 1,126.99
8 Écija Seville 978.47
9 Zaragoza Zaragoza 973.78
10 Jumilla Murcia 969
11 Andújar Jaén 964.9
12 Moratalla Murcia 954.82
13 Carmona Seville 923.12
14 Cuenca Cuenca 910.6
15 Hornachuelos Córdoba 909.2
16 Murcia Murcia 885.96
17 Mérida Badajoz 865.19
18 Villarrobledo Albacete 862.41
19 Caravaca de la Cruz Murcia 859.51
20 Almonte Huelva 859.21
21 Cangas del Narcea Asturias 823.57
22 Requena Valencia 814.21
23 Hellín Albacete 781.19
24 Antequera Málaga 749.34
25 Jerez de los Caballeros Badajoz 739.79
26 Alburquerque Badajoz 723.23
27 Santiago-Pontones Jaén 682.83
28 Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón Albacete 679.27
29 Los Yébenes Toledo 677.46
30 Alcázar de San Juan Ciudad Real 666.5
31 Retuerta del Bullaque Ciudad Real 653.9
32 Utrera Seville 651.27
33 Trujillo Cáceres 649.53
34 Mula Murcia 634.06
35 Ejea de los Caballeros Zaragoza 609.92
36 Madrid Madrid 605.77
37 Yecla Murcia 605.64
38 Níjar Almería 599.77
39 Alía Cáceres 599.51
40 Valencia de Alcántara Cáceres 594.83
41 Osuna Seville 592.25
42 Fuente Obejuna Córdoba 591.39
43 Sabiñánigo Huesca 586.82
44 Montoro Córdoba 586.12
45 Alhambra Ciudad Real 580.09
46 Piedrabuena Ciudad Real 565.36
47 Don Benito Badajoz 561.69
48 Cartagena Murcia 558.08
49 Alcántara Cáceres 551.99
50 Baza Granada 545.39
51 Tineo Asturias 540.83
52 Viso del Marqués Ciudad Real 533.2
53 Almansa Albacete 531.91
54 Hinojosa del Duque Córdoba 531.47
55 Arcos de la Frontera Cádiz 526.81
56 Puebla de Don Fadrique Granada 523.39
57 Cardeña Córdoba 512.87
58 Yeste Albacete 511.22
59 Caspe Zaragoza 503.15
60 El Bonillo Albacete 502.66
61 Aroche Huelva 498.44
62 Azuaga Badajoz 497.89
63 Valdepeñas Ciudad Real 489.26
64 Medina Sidonia Cádiz 487.23
65 Constantina Seville 481.32
66 Alcalá de los Gazules Cádiz 479.07
67 Cabeza del Buey Badajoz 475.02
68 Manzanares Ciudad Real 474.22
69 Huéscar Granada 473.44
70 Alcañiz Teruel 472.12
71 Villaviciosa de Córdoba Córdoba 468.75
72 Albarracín Teruel 452.7
73 Aznalcázar Seville 449.62
74 Loja Granada 447.53
75 Ayora Valencia 446.58
76 Arcos de Jalón Soria 441.54
77 Vélez-Blanco Almería 441.31
78 Teruel Teruel 440.41
79 A Fonsagrada Lugo 438.42
80 Daimiel Ciudad Real 438.06
81 Fraga Huesca 437.64
82 Espiel Córdoba 437.26
83 Nerpio Albacete 435.78
84 Castuera Badajoz 432.04
85 Morón de la Frontera Seville 431.93
86 Olivenza Badajoz 430.14
87 Villanueva de Córdoba Córdoba 429.52
88 Cúllar Granada 427.53
89 Puebla de Don Rodrigo Ciudad Real 424.87
90 Jaén Jaén 424.3
91 Abenójar Ciudad Real 423.43
92 Alhama de Granada Granada 419.8
93 Tarifa Cádiz 419.77
94 Morella Castellón 413.54
95 Calzada de Calatrava Ciudad Real 410.82
96 San Esteban de Gormaz Soria 406.71
97 Jaca Huesca 406.34
98 Tauste Zaragoza 405.23
99 Úbeda Jaén 403.78
100 Torre de Juan Abad Ciudad Real 399.19

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References

  1. "Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Detalle municipal". INE.
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