Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Population of the metropolitan area ( including Elche and satellite towns ) was 769,284 as of 2010 estimates , ranking as the eighth-largest metropolitan area of Spain .
Simplified: Population of the metropolitan area ( including Elche and satellite towns ) was 795,034 as of 2009 . Based on population it is the eighth-largest metropolitan area of Spain .