# Spain at the Beginning of 21st Century/Spain by autonomous communities

Below are sections for each of the different Spanish autonomous communities, in which their respective populations are shown, and those of their provinces, according to the Statistical Yearbook of Spain, in its 2000 edition.
The beginning of the 21st century coincides approximately with the first digital edition of the National Topographic Map of Spain at a scale of 1:50,000, also known as MTN50 (its publication took place between 1999 and 2011, with a special sheet for Madrid and its surroundings published in 2012). The sheets corresponding to the main cities are shown, for which their population is indicated (always according to the 2000 edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Spain), following the following criteria:
* All 50 provincial capitals.
* The capitals of autonomous communities that are not also the capital of a province (Mérida and Santiago de Compostela).
* The 2 autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla).
* Cities with a greater population than the capital of their province: Gijón, Jerez de la Frontera, Talavera de la Reina and Vigo.
* The main cities that belong to the metropolitan areas of Madrid and Barcelona.
* Other cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, which do not fall into any of the previous groups: Algeciras, Cartagena, Elche, Marbella and San Cristóbal de la Laguna.

## Andalusia (in Spanish: Andalucía)

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| Province | Population |
| Almería | 512,843 |
| Cádiz | 1,119,802 |
| Córdoba | 768,676 |
| Granada | 813,061 |
| Huelva | 457,507 |
| Jaén | 649,662 |
| Málaga | 1,258,084 |
| Seville | 1,725,482 |
| TOTAL | 7,305,117 |
* Algeciras, city ​​with more than 100,000 inhabitants, ​​in the province of Cádiz. Population: 103,106.
* Almería, capital of the province with its name. Population: 169,027.
* Cádiz, capital of the province with its name. Population: 142,449.
* Córdoba, capital of the province with its name. Population: 311,708.
* Granada (north area), capital of the province with its name. Population: 244,767.
* Granada (south area), capital of the province with its name.
* Huelva, capital of the province with its name. Population: 140,583.
* Jaén, capital of the province with its name. Population: 109,247.
* Jerez de la Frontera, the largest city in the province of Cádiz. Population: 182,660.
* Málaga, capital of the province with its name. Population: 530,553.
* Marbella, city ​​with more than 100,000 inhabitants, ​​in the province of Málaga. Population: 101,144.
* Seville (in Spanish: Sevilla), capital of the province with its name, and of Andalusia. Population: 701,927.

## Aragón

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| Province | Population |
| Huesca | 205,429 |
| Teruel | 136,849 |
| Saragossa | 844,571 |
| TOTAL | 1,186,849 |
* Huesca, capital of the province with its name. Population: 45,627.
* Teruel, capital of the province with its name. Population: 30,047.
* Saragossa (in Spanish: Zaragoza), capital of the province with its name, and of Aragón. Population: 603,367.

## Asturias

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| Province | Population |
| Asturias | 1,084,314 |
* Gijón, the largest city in Asturias. Population: 267,980.
* Oviedo, capital of Asturias. Population: 200,453.

## Balearic Islands (in Spanish: Islas Baleares; in Catalan: Illes Balears)

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| Province | Population |
| Balearic Islands | 821,820 |
* Palma, capital of Balearic Islands. Population: 326,993.

## Basque Country (in Spanish: País Vasco; in Basque: Euskadi)

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| Province | Population |
| Álava | 285,748 |
| Guipúzcoa | 677,275 |
| Vizcaya | 1,137,418 |
| TOTAL | 2,100,441 |
* Bilbao, capital of the province of Vizcaya. Population: 357,589.
* Donostia/San Sebastián, capital of the province of Guipúzcoa. Population: 179,208.
* Vitoria-Gasteiz, capital of the province of Álava, and of the Basque Country. Population: 217,154.

## Canary Islands

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| Province | Population |
| Las Palmas | 872,669 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 800,020 |
| TOTAL | 1,672,689 |
* Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital of the province with its name, and capital of Canary Islands, along with Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Population: 354,757.
* San Cristóbal de la Laguna, city ​​with more than 100,000 inhabitants, ​​in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Population: 127,945.
* Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital of the province with its name, and capital of Canary Islands, along with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Population: 213,050.

## Cantabria

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| Province | Population |
| Cantabria | 528,478 |
* Santander, capital of Cantabria. Population: 184,165.

## Castile and Leon (in Spanish: Castilla y León)

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| Province | Population |
| Ávila | 166,259 |
| Burgos | 347,218 |
| León | 506,511 |
| Palencia | 179,465 |
| Salamanca | 351,128 |
| Segovia | 146,985 |
| Soria | 91,252 |
| Valladolid | 494,594 |
| Zamora | 204,650 |
| TOTAL | 2,488,062 |
* Ávila, capital of the province with its name. Population: 47,682.
* Burgos, capital of the province with its name. Population: 162,802.
* León, capital of the province with its name. Population: 139,809.
* Palencia, capital of the province with its name. Population: 80,332.
* Salamanca, capital of the province with its name. Population: 158,720.
* Segovia, capital of the province with its name. Population: 54,175.
* Soria, capital of the province with its name. Population: 34,045.
* Valladolid, capital of the province with its name, and of Castile and Leon. Population: 319,998.
* Zamora (north area), capital of the province with its name. Population: 64,906.
* Zamora (south area), capital of the province with its name.

## Castilla-La Mancha

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| Province | Population |
| Albacete | 361,021 |
| Ciudad Real | 479,087 |
| Cuenca | 200,963 |
| Guadalajara | 161,669 |
| Toledo | 523,459 |
| TOTAL | 1,726,199 |
* Albacete, capital of the province with its name. Population: 147,527.
* Ciudad Real, capital of the province with its name. Population: 61,138.
* Cuenca, capital of the province with its name. Population: 45,100.
* Guadalajara, capital of the province with its name. Population: 69,959.
* Talavera de la Reina, the largest city in the province of Toledo. Population: 73,204.
* Toledo, capital of the province with its name, and of Castilla-La Mancha. Population: 67,617.

## Catalonia (in Spanish: Cataluña; in Catalan: Catalunya)

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| Province | Population |
| Barcelona | 4,706,325 |
| Girona | 553,348 |
| Lleida | 359,361 |
| Tarragona | 588,499 |
| TOTAL | 6,207,533 |
* Barcelona, capital of the province with its name, and of Catalonia. Population: 1,503,451. Other large cities shown on the map: Badalona (209,635), Santa Coloma de Gramenet (120,802).
* El Prat de Llobregat, belonging to the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Population: 62,773.
* Girona, capital of the province with its name. Population: 72,682.
* L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, belonging to the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Population: 247,986.
* Lleida, capital of the province with its name. Population: 112,207.
* Mataró, belonging to the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Population: 104,095.
* Sabadell and Terrasa, belonging to the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Population: 184,859 (Sabadell), 168,695 (Terrasa).
* Tarragona, capital of the province with its name. Population: 113,016.

## Ceuta and Melilla

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* Ceuta and Melilla, autonomous cities. Population: 73,704 (Ceuta), 56,929 (Melilla).

## Extremadura

| Province | Population |
| Badajoz | 664,625 |
| Cáceres | 408,949 |
| TOTAL | 1,073,574 |
* Badajoz, capital of the province with its name. Population: 136,613.
* Cáceres, capital of the province with its name. Population: 78,614.
* Mérida, capital of Extremadura (belongs to Badajoz province). Population: 50,387.

## Galicia

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| Province | Population |
| A Coruña | 1,108,980 |
| Lugo | 366,934 |
| Ourense | 345,620 |
| Pontevedra | 908,803 |
| TOTAL | 2,730,337 |
* A Coruña, capital of the province with its name. Population: 243,402.
* Lugo, capital of the province with its name. Population: 87,480.
* Ourense, capital of the province with its name. Population: 109,120.
* Pontevedra, capital of the province with its name. Population: 74,139.
* Santiago de Compostela, capital of Galicia (belongs to A Coruña province). Population: 93,745.
* Vigo, the largest city in the province of Pontevedra. Population: 283,670.

## Community of Madrid (in Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid)

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| Province | Population |
| Madrid | 5,145,325 |
* Madrid, capital of the Community of Madrid, and of Spain (the map also includes its metropolitan area). Population of the main cities in the metropolitan area: Madrid (2,879,052), Móstoles (195,351), Alcalá de Henares (164,463), Leganés (173,163), Fuenlabrada (171,173), Getafe (145,371), Alcorcón (142,048), Torrejón de Ardoz (92,262), Alcobendas (87,924).

## Region of Murcia (in Spanish: Región de Murcia)

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| Province | Population |
| Murcia | 1,131,128 |
* Cartagena, city ​​with more than 100,000 inhabitants, in the Region of Murcia. Population: 177,709.
* Murcia, capital of the Region of Murcia. Population: 353,504.

## Navarre (in Spanish: Navarra; in Basque: Nafarroa)

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| Province | Population |
| Navarre | 538,009 |
* Pamplona/Iruña, capital of Navarre. Population: 180,483.

## La Rioja

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| Province | Population |
| La Rioja | 265,178 |
* Logroño, capital of La Rioja. Population: 127,093.

## Valencian Community (in Spanish: Comunidad Valenciana; in Valencian: Comunitat Valenciana)

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| Province | Population |
| Alicante | 1,410,946 |
| Castellón | 467,895 |
| Valencia | 2,187,633 |
| TOTAL | 4,066,474 |
* Alicante/Alacant, capital of the province with its name. Population: 272,432.
* Castellón de la Plana, capital of the province with its name. Population: 139,712.
* Elche/Elx, city ​​with more than 100,000 inhabitants, ​​in the province of Alicante. Population: 193,174.
* Valencia, capital of the province with its name, and of Valencian Community. Population: 739,412.

## References

* ↑ "Territorio y medio ambiente - Anuario Estadístico de España 2000" (PDF).