Map of Tarragona, Spain

Tarragona is a city in Catalonia, Spain, with a population of about 141,542. It lies at 41.1191°N, 1.2454°E. Tarragona is about 424 km (263 mi) east of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Reus, 12 km to the west.

Tarragona at a glance

Where is Tarragona?

• The 47th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The 6th largest city in Catalonia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 12 min on the shortest day to 15 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tarragona

• Reus — 12 km west
• El Vendrell — 26 km northeast
• Vilanova i la Geltrú — 42 km east
• Vilafranca del Penedès — 45 km northeast
• Igualada — 60 km northeast
• Castelldefels — 63 km east
• Gavà — 67 km east
• Viladecans — 68 km east
• Tortosa — 70 km southwest
• Cornellà de Llobregat — 75 km east

Largest cities in Catalonia

• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• L'Hospitalet de Llobregat — 257,038
• Terrassa — 218,535
• Badalona — 217,741
• Sabadell — 211,734
• Lleida — 140,797
• Mataró — 126,988
• Santa Coloma de Gramenet — 118,821
• Reus — 103,477
• Girona — 100,266

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.