This is a list of the provinces of Spain in order of population. | Rank | City | Population[when?] | Autonomous community | | 1 | Madrid | 6,827,152 | Madrid | | 2 | Barcelona | 4,906,117 | Catalonia | | 3 | Valencia | 2,267,503 | Valencian Community | | 4 | Sevilla | 1,758,720 | Andalusia | | 5 | Alicante | 1,557,968 | Valencian Community | | 6 | Málaga | 1,330,010 | Andalusia | | 7 | Murcia | 1,226,993 | Murcia | | 8 | Cádiz | 1,140,793 | Andalusia | | 9 | Biscay | 1,133,444 | Basque Community | | 10 | A Coruña | 1,111,886 | Galicia | | 11 | Asturias | 1,073,971 | Asturias | | 12 | Las Palmas | 951,037 | Canary Islands | | 13 | Pontevedra | 919,934 | Galicia | | 14 | Balearic Islands | 916,968 | Balearic Islands | | 15 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 892,718 | Canary Islands | | 16 | Zaragoza | 871,209 | Aragon | | 17 | Granada | 818,959 | Andalusia | | 18 | Córdoba | 771,131 | Andalusia | | 19 | Guipúzcoa | 682,977 | Basque Community | | 20 | Badajoz | 662,808 | Extremadura | | 21 | Jaén | 647,387 | Andalusia | | 22 | Tarragona | 631,156 | Catalonia | | 23 | Girona | 598,112 | Catalonia | | 24 | Navarra | 569,628 | Navarre | | 25 | Toledo | 546,538 | Castile-La Mancha | | 26 | Almería | 546,498 | Andalusia | | 27 | Cantabria | 542,275 | Cantabria | | 28 | Castelló | 501,237 | Valencian Community | | 29 | Valladolid | 501,157 | Castile and Leon | | 30 | León | 496,655 | Castile and Leon | | 31 | Ciudad Real | 484,338 | Castile-La Mancha | | 32 | Huelva | 464,934 | Andalusia | | 33 | Cáceres | 410,242 | Extremadura | | 34 | Albacete | 371,787 | Castile-La Mancha | | 35 | Lleida | 371,055 | Catalonia | | 36 | Lugo | 361,782 | Galicia | | 37 | Burgos | 352,723 | Castile and Leon | | 38 | Salamanca | 347,120 | Castile and Leon | | 39 | Ourense | 343,768 | Galicia | | 40 | Álava | 291,860 | Basque Community | | 41 | La Rioja | 281,614 | La Rioja | | 42 | Huesca | 208,963 | Aragon | | 43 | Cuenca | 201,614 | Castile-La Mancha | | 44 | Zamora | 200,678 | Castile and Leon | | 45 | Guadalajara | 177,761 | Castile-La Mancha | | 46 | Palencia | 176,125 | Castile and Leon | | 47 | Ávila | 165,138 | Castile and Leon | | 48 | Segovia | 149,286 | Castile and Leon | | 49 | Teruel | 137,342 | Aragon | | 50 | Soria | 91,487 | Castile and Leon | | 51 | Ceuta | 75,861 | Plazas de soberanía | | 52 | Melilla | 66,871 | Plazas de soberanía | Note:Ceuta and Melilla are autonomous cities(ciudads autonomas)as both are located in North Africa and do not belong to a province(provincia). [edit] See also |