This is a list of lists of the municipalities of Spain. The municipalities list links are listed below, by autonomous community and province.
In 2023, there were a total of 8,132 municipalities in Spain, including the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla*.[1] Burgos is the province with the most municipalities (371) and Las Palmas the one with the least (34).
List
Notes:
*Single-province autonomous communities.
Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities
By surface area
The 100 largest municipalities by area.[3]
By population
The 100 most populous in Spain as of 1 January 2019, from the revision of the padrón continuo provided by the INE.[4]
| #
|
Municipality
|
Province
|
Population (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).
| #
|
Municipality
|
Province
|
Population 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
|
Gallery
See also
References
- Topónimo en castellano según: Celdrán Gomáriz, Pancracio: Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios. Espasa Calpe, 2002. ISBN 84-670-0146-1
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