Map of Lorca, Spain

Lorca is a city in Murcia, Spain, with a population of about 93,079. It lies at 37.6712°N, 1.7017°W. Lorca is about 351 km (218 mi) southeast of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Águilas, 31 km to the south.

Lorca at a glance

Where is Lorca?

• The 3rd largest city in Murcia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lorca

• Águilas — 31 km south
• Mazarrón — 35 km east
• Alcantarilla — 54 km northeast
• Molina de Segura — 61 km northeast
• Murcia — 61 km northeast
• Cartagena — 64 km east
• Torre-Pacheco — 66 km east
• Cieza — 68 km north
• Orihuela — 81 km northeast
• Torrevieja — 96 km east

Largest cities in Murcia

• Murcia — 471,982
• Cartagena — 213,943
• Molina de Segura — 64,065
• Alcantarilla — 41,084
• Torre-Pacheco — 35,614
• Mazarrón — 35,221
• Yecla — 35,025
• Cieza — 34,889
• Águilas — 34,533

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

Map of Spain and all its cities →

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.