Map of Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha, Spain

Cuenca is a city in Castille-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of about 54,898. It lies at 40.0667°N, 2.1333°W. Cuenca is about 139 km (86 mi) east of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Teruel, 93 km to the east.

Cuenca at a glance

Where is Cuenca?

• The 6th largest city in Castille-La Mancha on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 19 min on the shortest day to 15 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cuenca

• Teruel — 93 km east
• Guadalajara — 107 km northwest
• Azuqueca de Henares — 111 km northwest
• Arganda — 114 km west
• Alcalá de Henares — 114 km northwest
• Rivas-Vaciamadrid — 121 km west
• Torrejón de Ardoz — 121 km west
• Aranjuez — 125 km west
• San Fernando de Henares — 125 km west
• Tomelloso — 127 km southwest

Largest cities in Castille-La Mancha

• Albacete — 173,050
• Guadalajara — 93,470
• Talavera de la Reina — 88,856
• Toledo — 86,526
• Ciudad Real — 74,743
• Puertollano — 51,842
• Tomelloso — 36,091
• Azuqueca de Henares — 34,685

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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Other places named Cuenca

• Cuenca — Azuay, Ecuador

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.