Map of Gijón, Spain
Gijón is a city in Asturias, Spain, with a population of about 271,780. It lies at 43.5357°N, 5.6615°W. Gijón is about 383 km (238 mi) northwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Avilés, 21 km to the west.
Gijón at a glance
Country
Region
Asturias
Population
271,780GeoNames
Coordinates
43.5357, -5.661543°32′09″N 5°39′41″W
Time zone
Europe/MadridUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Madrid
383 km (238 mi)
Where is Gijón?
- The 15th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
- The largest city in Asturias on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 56 min on the shortest day to 15 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Gijón
- Avilés — 21 km west
- Oviedo — 24 km southwest
- Sama — 27 km south
- Mieres — 33 km south
- León — 104 km south
- Torrelavega — 132 km east
- Ponferrada — 134 km southwest
- Santander — 150 km east
- Lugo — 164 km west
- Palencia — 193 km southeast
Largest cities in Asturias
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.