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León
City population
124,772
#52
in Spain
#4
in Castille and Leon
#4,598
worldwide
42.600, -5.570 · 288 km from Madrid
About León
León is a city in Castille and Leon, Spain with a population of 124,772. It is the 52nd largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, and the 4,598th largest worldwide. It lies 288 km from Madrid.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 18
Elevation
844 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
42.600, -5.570
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
All 544 in SpainClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.