Municipalities of Spain map & data
Spain has 8,392 municipalities in this layer, spread over 19 autonomous communities. The most are in Castilla y León (2,317), Cataluña/Catalunya (956) and Castilla-La Mancha (929). The largest include Cáceres, Lorca and Badajoz.
Municipalities by autonomous community
| Autonomous community | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Castilla y León | 2,317 | 28% |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 956 | 11% |
| Castilla-La Mancha | 929 | 11% |
| Andalucía | 798 | 9.5% |
| Aragón | 747 | 8.9% |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 579 | 6.9% |
| Extremadura | 401 | 4.8% |
| Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 337 | 4.0% |
| Galicia | 313 | 3.7% |
| País Vasco/Euskadi | 268 | 3.2% |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 182 | 2.2% |
| La Rioja | 178 | 2.1% |
| Cantabria | 104 | 1.2% |
| Canarias | 89 | 1.1% |
| Principado de Asturias | 78 | 0.9% |
| Illes Balears | 67 | 0.8% |
| Región de Murcia | 47 | 0.6% |
| Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest municipalities in Spain
- CáceresExtremadura · pop. 96598 · 1,750.2 km²
- LorcaRegión de Murcia · pop. 98613 · 1,680.6 km²
- BadajozExtremadura · pop. 150870 · 1,443.7 km²
- CórdobaAndalucía · pop. 324159 · 1,257.5 km²
- Almodóvar del CampoCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 5629 · 1,210.1 km²
- Jerez de la FronteraAndalucía · pop. 215025 · 1,191.1 km²
- AlbaceteCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 175068 · 1,143 km²
- ÉcijaAndalucía · pop. 39797 · 980 km²
- ZaragozaAragón · pop. 699007 · 975.2 km²
- JumillaRegión de Murcia · pop. 27434 · 971.3 km²
- AndújarAndalucía · pop. 35677 · 966.9 km²
- MoratallaRegión de Murcia · pop. 7515 · 955.9 km²
- CarmonaAndalucía · pop. 30408 · 925.4 km²
- HornachuelosAndalucía · pop. 4374 · 910.8 km²
- CuencaCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 53761 · 907.7 km²
- MurciaRegión de Murcia · pop. 477631 · 887.4 km²
- MéridaExtremadura · pop. 60319 · 867 km²
- VillarrobledoCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 25418 · 863.7 km²
- Caravaca de la CruzRegión de Murcia · pop. 26236 · 860.4 km²
- AlmonteAndalucía · pop. 25236 · 859.9 km²
- Cangas del NarceaPrincipado de Asturias · pop. 11290 · 823.7 km²
- RequenaComunitat Valenciana · pop. 21050 · 815.7 km²
- HellínCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 30911 · 782.6 km²
- AntequeraAndalucía · pop. 41823 · 750.8 km²
- Jerez de los CaballerosExtremadura · pop. 9104 · 741 km²
- AlburquerqueExtremadura · pop. 4930 · 723.7 km²
- Santiago-PontonesAndalucía · pop. 2624 · 685.6 km²
- Chinchilla de MontearagónCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 4659 · 680.8 km²
- Los YébenesCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 5787 · 678.4 km²
- Alcázar de San JuanCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 31907 · 667.6 km²
- Retuerta del BullaqueCastilla-La Mancha · pop. 876 · 654.2 km²
- UtreraAndalucía · pop. 52489 · 652.4 km²
- TrujilloExtremadura · pop. 8660 · 650.4 km²
- MulaRegión de Murcia · pop. 17986 · 635.2 km²
- Ejea de los CaballerosAragón · pop. 17219 · 610.1 km²
- YeclaRegión de Murcia · pop. 36398 · 606.7 km²
- MadridComunidad de Madrid · pop. 3477497 · 604.8 km²
- NíjarAndalucía · pop. 32772 · 601.5 km²
- AlíaExtremadura · pop. 722 · 600.2 km²
- Valencia de AlcántaraExtremadura · pop. 5140 · 595.4 km²
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Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.
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