SafekipediaList of metropolitan areas in Spain
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This is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in Spain by population. It shows how many people live in important cities and the areas around them.
The numbers come from different studies. One study is called the "Functional Urban Areas" (FUAs) from the European Spatial Planning Observation Network in 2007. Another study is the "Larger Urban Zone" (LUZs) from the Urban Audit project in 2004, supported by the European Union. Not every city was part of this study.
We also use calculations by Francisco Ruiz. He used data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística from 2008. Sometimes he gave numbers for larger areas called "conurbations." The numbers are different in each report because the studies were done at different times and used different ways to count people. For example, ESPON groups Oviedo–Gijón–Avilés as one area, but Urban Audit counts Oviedo and Gijón separately. Also, Vilanova i la Geltrú is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area for ESPON, but Ruiz counts it as a separate area.
List
| Metropolitan area (2018) | ESPON | Urban Audit | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 6,155,116 | 6,204,829 | 7,038,056 |
| Barcelona | 5,179,243 | 5,233,638 | 5,142,490 |
| Valencia | 1,645,342 | 1,564,145 | 2,300,000 |
| Seville | 1,305,342 | 1,249,346 | 1,360,361 |
| Bilbao | 987,000 | 989,994 | 953,152 |
| Málaga | 944,000 | 1,218,245 | 923,104 |
| Asturias (Gijón-Oviedo) | 844,000 | 617,300 (295,640 + 321,660) | 863,050 |
| Alicante | 793,000 | 429,060 | 785,020 |
| Las Palmas | 640,000 | 625,892 | 741,826 |
| Zaragoza | 639,000 | 685,873 | 715,894 |
| Murcia | 623,000 | 479,313 | 763,723 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 581,947 | 481,592 | 481,592 |
| Granada | 440,000 | — | 498,365 |
| Palma | 433,000 | 593,386 | 509,116 |
| Vigo | 413,000 | 548,799 | 666,292 |
| Cartagena | 409,000 | — | 316,398 (229,733 + 55,170 + 31,495) |
| Cádiz | 400,000 | — | 425,462 |
| San Sebastián | 393,000 | — | 404,921 |
| A Coruña | 376,000 | — | 408,068 |
| Valladolid | 369,000 | 430,576 | 395,984 |
| Tarragona(–Reus) | 325,000 | — | 423,360 |
| Córdoba | 314,000 | 779,870 | 325,453 |
| Pamplona | 286,000 | 355,577 | 328,511 |
| Castellón de la Plana | 259,000 | — | 386,906 |
| Bay of Santander | 249,000 | 290,785 | 391,293 |
| Alzira–Xàtiva | 241,000 | — | 348,582 |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 226,000 | 252,384 | 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 | 186,985 |
| Ferrol–Narón | 155,000 | — | 156,111 |
| Lleida | 147,000 | 363,900 | 176,543 |
| Girona–Salt | 144,000 | — | 180,426 |
| Pontevedra–Marín | 142,000 | — | 149,255 |
| Badajoz | 141,000 | 663,896 | 151,579 |
| La Orotava–Puerto de la Cruz(–Los Realejos) | 140,000 | — | 151,623 |
| Santiago de Compostela | 138,000 | 186,332 | 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 | 119,368 |
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