Map of Roquetas de Mar, Spain

Roquetas de Mar is a city in Andalusia, Spain, with a population of about 94,925. It lies at 36.7642°N, 2.6147°W. Roquetas de Mar is about 417 km (259 mi) south of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Almería, 16 km to the northeast.

Roquetas de Mar at a glance

Where is Roquetas de Mar?

• The 14th largest city in Andalusia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Roquetas de Mar

• Almería — 16 km northeast
• El Ejido — 18 km west
• Motril — 80 km west
• Granada — 100 km northwest
• Águilas — 116 km northeast
• Lorca — 129 km northeast
• Mazarrón — 148 km northeast
• Jaén — 153 km northwest
• Melilla — 166 km south
• Beni Enzar — 170 km south, Morocco

Largest cities in Andalusia

• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Córdoba — 325,708
• Granada — 233,532
• Jerez de la Frontera — 212,879
• Almería — 196,851
• Marbella — 156,295
• Huelva — 144,258
• Dos Hermanas — 122,943
• Algeciras — 121,414

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.