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Bilbao
City population
347,342
#11
in Spain
#1
in Basque Country
#1,649
worldwide
43.263, -2.925 · 323 km from Madrid
About Bilbao
Bilbao is a city in Basque Country, Spain with a population of 347,342. It is the 11th largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, and the 1,649th largest worldwide. It lies 323 km from Madrid.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 31
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
43.263, -2.925
Record updated
2025-07-25
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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