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Mijas
Mijas, a municipality on the western Costa del Sol in Málaga province, Andalusia; also known historically as Mixa/Tamisa. 94,320 residents (2025), 148.77 km², three nuclei: Mijas Pueblo, La Cala, Las Lagunas; major residential tourism hub.
Móstoles
Móstoles, Madrid region municipality 23 km southwest of the capital in the Guadarrama valley; second most populous in the Community of Madrid (214,817 in 2025), known for the 1808 Bando de Independencia and rapid 1960s–1980s growth.
Murcia
Murcia (Mursiya) is the capital of Spain's Region of Murcia, founded in 825 by emir Abd al-Rahman II on the Segura river. Seventh-largest Spanish city, 479,491 residents in 2025, known for its cathedral, thousand-year-old huerta irrigation, and flood-prone Segura.
Orihuela
Orihuela, in Valencian Oriola, is a municipality in the province of Alicante, Spain, capital of the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura on the river Segura.
Ourense
Ourense (Orense), Galician city and capital of Ourense province, Spain, on the Miño river. Third Galician city by population (~105,769), known for Roman bridge, San Martiño Cathedral, and thermal springs second in Europe after Budapest.
Oviedo
Oviedo (Uviéu), capital of Asturias, Spain: 8th-century royal foundation, capital of the Asturian kingdom until about 924, UNESCO pre-Romanesque monuments, Princess of Asturias Awards, and recurring high placings in European quality-of-life rankings.
Palencia, Castille and León
Palencia is a city in northern Spain, capital of the province of the same name in Castile and León, on the Carrión River, known for its Gothic cathedral.
Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca, capital of the Balearic Islands with over 400,000 residents, is defined by mass tourism: 33.8 million airport passengers in 2025, tourist-rental bans, water stress, and severe traffic congestion.
Palos de la Frontera
Palos de la Frontera is a town in Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, called the Cradle of the Discovery of America because Columbus's 1492 first voyage sailed from its port; also known for La Rábida monastery and the Huelva chemical pole.
Pamplona
Pamplona (Iruña), capital of Navarre, Spain; founded by Pompey in 75 BC as Pompelo. 213,526 inhabitants (2026), San Fermín festival, Renaissance walls, ranked first of 84 European cities for quality of life in 2025.
Parla
Parla, a municipality of 137,471 inhabitants (2025) in the southern metropolitan area of the Community of Madrid, 21 km from the capital; served by Cercanías C-4 and the ML4 tram, with the new Parla Norte station and the PAU-5 industrial development.
Pozuelo de Alarcón
Pozuelo de Alarcón, a municipality west of Madrid, Spain; formerly Pozuelo de Aravaca, renamed after its 1632 sale to the Alarcón family. Spain's richest municipality by income per inhabitant, with business parks La Finca and Ciudad de la Imagen.
Reus
Reus, capital of Baix Camp in Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain; a city of about 111,600 inhabitants (2025), birthplace of Antoni Gaudí, with nearly 80 modernist buildings, Reus Airport, and a documented history from 1154.
Ronda
Ronda, Andalusian town in northwestern Málaga province, Spain, on a plateau split by the Tajo gorge of the Guadalevín river; Islamic Runda, taifa capital, conquered 1485; about 33,700 inhabitants and two million visitors in 2025.
Roquetas de Mar
Roquetas de Mar, municipality in Almería province, Andalusia, Spain, on the Gulf of Almería. Former fishing village, now a city of about 114,000 people living from greenhouse agriculture, tourism, and fishing.
Rubí
Rubí, a municipality in Vallès Occidental, Barcelona province, Catalonia, in the riera de Rubí valley; 82,823 inhabitants (2025), industrial city with 11 estates, first recorded as Rivo Rubeo in 986, devastated by the 1962 flood.
Salamanca
Salamanca, western Spanish city in Castilla and León, provincial capital on the Tormes; home of Spain's oldest university (1218), UNESCO World Heritage old city since 1988, Baroque Plaza Mayor (1729–1755), Roman Bridge, and golden Villamayor sandstone; 146,110 inhabitants (2025).
San Fernando, Andalusia
San Fernando (formerly Isla de León) is a city of about 93,500 people in the Bay of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. A naval town since the 18th century, renamed San Fernando in 1813 and birthplace of Camarón de la Isla.
San Sebastián
San Sebastián (Donostia), capital of Gipuzkoa in Spain's Basque Country, is a Bay of Biscay resort city of about 186,000 people, known for La Concha beach, pintxos and Michelin dining, Belle Époque royal tourism, and a growing research and innovation sector.
San Sebastián de los Reyes
San Sebastián de los Reyes, a Madrid-region municipality founded by royal charter on 2 May 1492 after settlers fled Alcobendas; grew from 1,130 people in 1900 to about 97,000 in 2025, known for its encierros and Cristo de los Remedios fiestas.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Sanlúcar de Barrameda: town in Cádiz, Andalusia, on the Guadalquivir mouth facing Doñana. Historic port of Columbus and Magellan; home of Manzanilla wine, Sanlúcar langostinos, and Spain's oldest active beach horse races (since 1845).
Sant Boi de Llobregat
Sant Boi de Llobregat, a city of over 83,000 in Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, on the Llobregat delta near Barcelona; Roman baths, former name Alcalá, 1976 Diada site, lowest Gini among large Spanish cities.
Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Gramenet de Besòs) is a dense municipality of about 124,000 inhabitants in the Barcelonès, on the left bank of the Besòs river northeast of Barcelona, transformed by 20th-century immigration and a major riverfront renaturalization program.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital of Tenerife and of its Canary Island province, founded 1494 as a conquest base camp, made Canarias capital in 1822, population 212,456 (2026), port city undergoing refinery dismantlement under Santa Cruz Verde 2030.
Santa Lucía, Canary Islands
Santa Lucía de Tirajana, a municipality in southeast Gran Canaria, Spain, between Agüimes and San Bartolomé de Tirajana; founded 1815, 61.56 km², capital at 680 m, about 78,600 INE-registered inhabitants (2025), known for La Fortaleza, Vecindario commerce, and Pozo Izquierdo windsurfing.
Santander
Santander, capital of Cantabria in northern Spain on the Bay of Santander; about 176,000 inhabitants in 2026. Known for its port, the 1941 fire, the Palacio de la Magdalena, and the SmartSantander IoT project.
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain: cathedral city holding the reputed tomb of Saint James and endpoint of the Camino de Santiago; UNESCO Old Town (1985), 530,987 pilgrims in 2025, Holy Year when 25 July falls on a Sunday.
Segovia
Segovia, capital of its province in Castile and León, Spain, is a World Heritage city (1985) famed for its Roman aqueduct, 11th-century Alcázar, and Gothic cathedral; population about 54,000, 90 km from Madrid.
Seville
Seville (Sevilla; Hispalis; Ishbiliyya), capital of Andalusia on the Guadalquivir, fourth-largest Spanish city (689,423 in 2025), Roman-founded, reconquered 1248, sole Indies trade port 1503–1718, UNESCO monuments, Europe's hottest major city.
Sitges
Sitges, a coastal town in the Garraf region of Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain, 38 km south of Barcelona; known for its beaches, the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival, Carnival, and its modernist and gay-friendly heritage.