Autonomous city of Spain
Ceuta
Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain. It covers about 19 km² (7.1 mi²), the 18th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities in Natural Earth’s file for Spain, and 87% of the size of Nauru. About 83,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2024).
The boundary or political status of Ceuta is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
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Facts
| Area, measured | 18.5 km²7.1 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 18.5 km²Wikidata · 131% below our measure |
| Share of Spain | less than 0.1%of the area of the 19 autonomous communities and cities |
| Rank by area | 18th of 19autonomous communities and cities of Spain |
| Population | 83,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 4,499 people per km² |
| Capital | Ceuta |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 36°N |
| Type | Autonomous cityES-CE |
What the numbers say about Ceuta
- Ceuta covers less than 0.1% of the area of Spain and ranks 19th of 19 by population, against 18th by area.
- It would take 27,397 autonomous communities and cities the size of Ceuta to cover Spain.
- The largest, Castile and León, is 5,123× the size of Ceuta; the smallest, Melilla, is 66% of it.
- Closest in size within Spain: Melilla (12.3 km², 1.50×) and Balearic Islands (5,120 km², 277×).
- Counted as a country, Ceuta would be larger than 6 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 234th by area, between Nauru (21.2 km²) and United States Minor Outlying Islands (12.1 km²).
- With 83,000 people it would rank 199th of 238 by population.
- Ceuta has 4,499 people per km².
- That makes Ceuta the 2nd most densely populated of the 19 autonomous communities and cities, 47.0× the average for Spain (96 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Ceuta looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Ceuta stretches about 8.7 km north to south and 10 km east to west.
- Our measured 42.7 km² is 131% above Wikidata's official figure of 18.5 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Natural Earth draws Ceuta from only 9 points, and the outline measures 42.7 km², 131% above the official 18.5 km². The area shown for Ceuta is the official figure; take the shape as a sketch.
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Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- IndiaAreaLakshadweep54% · 34.1 km²PeopleLakshadweep1.29× · 64,000 (2011)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleAosta Valley66% · 126,000 (2019)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeoplePrince Edward Island54% · 154,000 (2021)
Where Ceuta sits in Spain
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain: the one province in the file that makes up this autonomous city, so nothing is joined.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. The political status of this unit is contested; Size Versus takes no position on it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2024. Spain’s units share the 2024 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12