Map of Bilbao, Spain

Bilbao is a city in Basque Country, Spain, with a population of about 347,342. It lies at 43.2627°N, 2.9253°W. Bilbao is about 323 km (201 mi) north of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santutxu, 1 km to the southeast.

Bilbao at a glance

Where is Bilbao?

• The 11th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The largest city in Basque Country on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 58 min on the shortest day to 15 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bilbao

• Santutxu — 1 km southeast
• Basauri — 4 km southeast
• Barakaldo — 6 km northwest
• Santurtzi — 11 km northwest
• Getxo — 13 km northwest
• Gasteiz / Vitoria — 50 km southeast
• Miranda de Ebro — 64 km south
• Santander — 75 km west
• Donostia / San Sebastián — 77 km east
• Errenteria — 83 km east

Largest cities in Basque Country

• Gasteiz / Vitoria — 257,407
• Donostia / San Sebastián — 185,357
• Barakaldo — 100,435
• Getxo — 80,770
• Irun — 61,983
• Santutxu — 60,000
• Santurtzi — 46,978
• Basauri — 42,657
• Errenteria — 38,767

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.