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Rota

Andalusia · Spain
City population
28,848
#270
in Spain
#48
in Andalusia
#18,678
worldwide
MadridRota
36.624, -6.360 · 481 km from Madrid
City population
28,848
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Spain
#270
of 544 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#18,678
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Spain
0.1%
of the national population

About Rota

Rota is a city in Andalusia, Spain with a population of 28,848. It is the 270th largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, and the 18,678th largest worldwide. It lies 481 km from Madrid.

Position in Spain
#270of 544
LargestSmallest
Position in Andalusia
#48of 111
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Spain
Region
Andalusia
Rank in region
#48of 111
Distance to capital
481 km
to Madrid
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
36.624, -6.360
Record updated
2025-07-29
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.

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