Cities in Spain Ranked by Land area
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Badajoz ranks #1 with 1,470 km². That is 3.7 times Málaga in second place (395 km²). The top five are Badajoz, Málaga, Ávila, Plasencia and Palma. The median across all 28 is 50.2 km²; Portugalete is last at 3.21 km².
- #1
- Badajoz · 1,470 km²
- Median
- 50.2 km²
- Coverage
- 28 cities in Spain
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badajoz | Spain | 1,470 |
| 2 | Málaga | Spain | 395 |
| 3 | Ávila | Spain | 231.9 |
| 4 | Plasencia | Spain | 217.9 |
| 5 | Palma | Spain | 208.6 |
| 6 | Alicante | Spain | 201.3 |
| 7 | Aranjuez | Spain | 201.1 |
| 8 | Segovia | Spain | 163.6 |
| 9 | Castellón de la Plana | Spain | 111.3 |
| 10 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Spain | 102.1 |
| 11 | Barcelona | Spain | 101.3 |
| 12 | Terrassa | Spain | 70.2 |
| 13 | Torrent | Spain | 69.3 |
| 14 | Villarreal | Spain | 55.1 |
| 15 | Móstoles | Spain | 45.4 |
| 16 | Alcobendas | Spain | 45 |
| 17 | Leganés | Spain | 43 |
| 18 | Sabadell | Spain | 37.8 |
| 19 | Torrelavega | Spain | 35.5 |
| 20 | Barakaldo | Spain | 29.4 |
| 21 | Arrecife | Spain | 22.7 |
| 22 | Badalona | Spain | 21.2 |
| 23 | Ceuta | Spain | 18.5 |
| 24 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Spain | 12.4 |
| 25 | Melilla | Spain | 12.3 |
| 26 | Coslada | Spain | 12.1 |
| 27 | Ibiza | Spain | 11.1 |
| 28 | Portugalete | Spain | 3.21 |
About the top 10
#1 Badajoz
Badajoz ranks #1 on this list with 1,470 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 150,209 people (2025)
- Area
- 1,470 km²
- Density
- 102 people per km²
- Elevation
- 185 m
- Founded
- 875
- Coordinates
- 38.88° N, 6.97° W
#2 Málaga
Málaga ranks #2 on this list with 395 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 599,063 people (2025)
- Area
- 395 km²
- Density
- 1,517 people per km²
- Elevation
- 18 m
- Founded
- 800 BCE
- Coordinates
- 36.72° N, 4.42° W
#3 Ávila
Ávila ranks #3 on this list with 231.9 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 59,107 people (2025)
- Area
- 231.9 km²
- Density
- 255 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,132 m
- Coordinates
- 40.65° N, 4.70° W
#4 Plasencia
Plasencia ranks #4 on this list with 217.9 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 40,132 people (2025)
- Area
- 217.9 km²
- Density
- 184 people per km²
- Elevation
- 415 m
- Coordinates
- 40.03° N, 6.09° W
#5 Palma
Palma ranks #5 on this list with 208.6 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 434,786 people (2025)
- Area
- 208.6 km²
- Density
- 2,084 people per km²
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Coordinates
- 39.57° N, 2.65° E
#6 Alicante
Alicante ranks #6 on this list with 201.3 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 366,221 people (2025)
- Area
- 201.3 km²
- Density
- 1,820 people per km²
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Founded
- 230 BCE
- Coordinates
- 38.34° N, 0.48° W
#7 Aranjuez
Aranjuez ranks #7 on this list with 201.1 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 63,040 people (2025)
- Area
- 201.1 km²
- Density
- 313 people per km²
- Elevation
- 494 m
- Coordinates
- 40.03° N, 3.60° W
#8 Segovia
Segovia ranks #8 on this list with 163.6 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 52,375 people (2025)
- Area
- 163.6 km²
- Density
- 320 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,002 m
- Coordinates
- 40.95° N, 4.12° W
#9 Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana ranks #9 on this list with 111.3 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 183,711 people (2025)
- Area
- 111.3 km²
- Density
- 1,650 people per km²
- Elevation
- 27 m
- Founded
- 1251
- Coordinates
- 39.99° N, 0.04° W
#10 San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna ranks #10 on this list with 102.1 km².
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 161,108 people (2025)
- Area
- 102.1 km²
- Density
- 1,579 people per km²
- Elevation
- 553 m
- Founded
- 1496
- Coordinates
- 28.48° N, 16.32° W
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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