Autonomous communities and autonomous cities of Spain

Spain Country profile : Spain
NameCapital Code Capital Area (km²) Population Founded Nickname
Autonomous communities (17)
Andalusia AndalusiaSéville AN Séville 87,268 8,584,184 1981
Aragon AragonSaragosse AR Saragosse 47,720 1,348,130 1982
Asturias AsturiasOviedo AS Oviedo 10,604 1,007,406 1981
Balearic Islands Balearic IslandsPalma IB Palma 4,992 1,202,722 1983
Canary Islands Canary IslandsLas Palmas / Santa Cruz de Tenerife CN Las Palmas / Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7,447 2,225,347 1982
Cantabria CantabriaSantander CB Santander 5,321 584,736 1981
Castile-La Mancha Castile-La ManchaTolède CM Tolède 79,463 2,096,128 1982
Castile and León Castile and LeónValladolid CL Valladolid 94,226 2,383,139 1983
Catalonia CataloniaBarcelone CT Barcelone 32,108 8,054,279 1979
Extremadura ExtremaduraMérida EX Mérida 41,635 1,051,706 1983
Galicia GaliciaSaint-Jacques-de-Compostelle GA Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle 29,575 2,698,765 1981
La Rioja La RiojaLogroño RI Logroño 5,045 325,215 1982
Madrid MadridMadrid MD Madrid 8,028 6,846,996 1983
Murcia MurciaMurcie MC Murcie 11,313 1,538,891 1982
Navarre NavarrePampelune NC Pampelune 10,391 671,392 1982
Basque Country Basque CountryVitoria-Gasteiz PV Vitoria-Gasteiz 7,234 2,207,095 1979 Euskadi
Valencian Community Valencian CommunityValence VC Valence 23,255 5,158,685 1982
Autonomous cities (2)
Ceuta CeutaCeuta CE Ceuta 19 84,523 1995
Melilla MelillaMelilla ML Melilla 12 87,076 1995

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Frequently asked questions

Autonomous communities

How many autonomous communities does Spain have?

Spain has 17 autonomous communities.

What is the largest autonomous community of Spain?

Castile and León (94,226 km²)

What is the smallest autonomous community of Spain?

Balearic Islands (4,992 km²)

Autonomous cities

How many autonomous cities does Spain have?

Spain has 2 autonomous cities.

What is the largest autonomous city of Spain?

Ceuta (19 km²)

What is the smallest autonomous city of Spain?

Melilla (12 km²)