Map of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Santiago de Compostela is the administrative centre of Galicia, Spain, with a population of about 99,536. It lies at 42.8805°N, 8.5457°W. Santiago de Compostela is about 487 km (302 mi) northwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vilagarcía de Arousa, 36 km to the southwest.

Santiago de Compostela at a glance

Where is Santiago de Compostela?

• The 4th largest city in Galicia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 01 min on the shortest day to 15 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Santiago de Compostela

• Vilagarcía de Arousa — 36 km southwest
• Pontevedra — 51 km south
• Oleiros — 54 km north
• A Coruña — 56 km north
• Ferrol — 72 km north
• Vigo — 73 km south
• Narón — 75 km north
• Lugo — 82 km east
• Ourense — 82 km southeast
• Ponte de Lima — 124 km south, Portugal

Largest cities in Galicia

• Vigo — 293,642
• A Coruña — 250,438
• Ourense — 105,233
• Lugo — 98,025
• Pontevedra — 82,802
• Ferrol — 66,799
• Narón — 37,712
• Vilagarcía de Arousa — 37,576
• Oleiros — 35,559

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.