List of Ramsar areas in Spain
This list of Ramsar areas in Spain includes wetlands that are considered of international importance under the Ramsar Convention . In Spain there are currently 75 designated “Wetlands of International Importance” with an area of 304,564 hectares.
List of Ramsar areas
Territory name | Location | Area (km 2 ) | since | annotation | image |
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Aiguamolls de l'Empordà |
Catalonia![]() |
47.84 | 26th Mar 1993 | A marshland between the Fluvià and Muga rivers . |
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Albufera de Adra |
Andalusia![]() |
0.75 | Oct. 4, 1994 |
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Albufera de Valencia |
Valencian Community![]() |
210 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Bahia de Cádiz |
Andalusia![]() |
100 | Oct. 24, 2002 | A beach lake and estuary on the coast of the Gulf of Cadiz . |
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Colas del Embalse de Ullibarri |
Basque Country Autonomous Community![]() |
3.97 | Oct. 24, 2002 |
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Complejo de Corrubedo |
Galicia![]() |
5.50 | 26th Mar 1993 |
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Complejo intermareal Umia Grove |
Galicia![]() |
25.61 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Complejo lagunar de La Albuera |
Extremadura![]() |
18.78 | Dec 20, 2002 | ||
Delta del Ebro |
Catalonia![]() |
77.36 | 26th Mar 1993 | Habitat for migratory and wading birds , including the world's largest colony of coral gulls . The delta includes wetland , beaches, marshland , salt flats and estuaries. |
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Doñana |
Andalusia![]() |
1116.46 | May 4th 1982 |
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Embalse de las Cañas |
Navarre![]() |
1.01 | Nov 18, 1996 | ||
Embalse de Orellana |
Extremadura![]() |
55 | 26th Mar 1993 |
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Embalses de Cordobilla y Malpasillo |
Andalusia![]() |
19.72 | Oct. 4, 1994 | ||
Humedales de la Sierra de Urbión |
La Rioja (Spanish region)![]() |
0.86 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Humedales del Macizo de Peñalara |
Autonomous Community of Madrid![]() |
4.87 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Humedales y Turberas de Padul |
Andalusia![]() |
3.27 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Lake Banyoles |
Catalonia![]() |
10.33 | Dec 20, 2002 |
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Lago de Caicedo-Yuso and Salinas de Añana |
Basque Country Autonomous Community![]() |
0.26 | Oct. 24, 2002 |
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Laguna de Chiprana |
Aragon![]() |
1.62 | June 7, 1994 |
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Laguna de El Hito |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
5.73 | Dec 20, 2002 |
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Laguna de Fuente de Piedra |
Andalusia![]() |
13.64 | Aug 8, 1983 |
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Laguna de Gallocanta |
Aragon![]() |
67.2 | June 7, 1994 |
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Laguna de la Nava de Fuentes | Castile and León | 3.26 | Oct. 24, 2002 |
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Laguna de la Vega (o del Pueblo) |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
0.34 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Laguna de Manjavacas |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
2.31 | 26th Mar 1993 |
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Laguna de Pitillas |
Navarre![]() |
2.16 | Nov 18, 1996 |
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Laguna del Prado |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
0.52 | 26th Mar 1993 | ||
Laguna y Arenal de Valdoviño |
Galicia![]() |
4.85 | 26th Mar 1993 |
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Lagunas de Alcázar de San Juan |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
2.4 | 26th Mar 1993 |
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Lagunas de Cádiz (Laguna de Medina y Laguna Salada) |
Andalusia![]() |
1.58 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Lagunas de Campotejar |
Murcia (region)![]() |
0.61 | Jan. 7, 2011 | ||
Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja |
Valencian Community![]() |
36.93 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Lagunas de las Moreras |
Murcia (region)![]() |
0.73 | Jan. 7, 2011 | ||
Lagunas de Laguardia (Álava): Carralogroño, Carravalseca, Prao de la Paul y Musco |
Basque Country Autonomous Community![]() |
0.45 | Dec 9, 1996 |
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Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
1.91 | Dec 20, 2002 |
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Lagunas de Ruidera |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
66.39 | 23 Sep 2011 |
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Lagunas de Villafáfila |
Castile and León![]() |
27.14 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Lagunas del sur de Córdoba (Zóñar, Rincón y Amarga) |
Andalusia![]() |
0.86 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Las Tablas de Daimiel |
Castile-La Mancha![]() |
19.28 | May 4th 1982 |
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Mar Menor |
Murcia (region)![]() |
149.33 | Oct. 4, 1994 |
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Marismas de Santoña |
Cantabria![]() |
69.07 | Oct. 4, 1994 |
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Marismas del Odiel |
Andalusia![]() |
71.85 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Marjal de Almenara |
Valencian Community![]() |
14.74 | Nov 17, 2017 |
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Marjal de Pego-Oliva |
Valencian Community![]() |
12.90 | Oct. 4, 1994 |
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Pantano de El Hondo |
Valencian Community![]() |
23.87 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Paraje Natural Brazo del Este |
Andalusia![]() |
13.62 | Jan. 27, 2006 | ||
Paraje Natural Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres |
Andalusia![]() |
6.35 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Paraje Natural Punta Entinas-Sabinar |
Andalusia![]() |
19.48 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Paraje Natural Laguna Grande |
Andalusia![]() |
2 | 17 Sep 2009 |
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Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici |
Catalonia![]() |
399.79 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca |
Valencian Community![]() |
8.12 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana |
Andalusia![]() |
7.93 | 17 Sep 2009 |
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Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Espera |
Andalusia![]() |
5.14 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real |
Andalusia![]() |
8.63 | 17 Sep 2009 |
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Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico Lebrija-Las Cabezas |
Andalusia![]() |
8.97 | 17 Sep 2009 | ||
Reserva Natural Lagunas de Archidona |
Andalusia![]() |
2.04 | 17 Sep 2009 |
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Reserva Natural Laguna de los Jarales |
Andalusia![]() |
1.47 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Reserva Natural Laguna de Tiscar |
Andalusia![]() |
1.85 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Reserva Natural Laguna del Chinche |
Andalusia![]() |
2.21 | Jan. 27, 2006 | ||
Reserva Natural Laguna del Conde or El Salobral |
Andalusia![]() |
3.45 | Jan. 27, 2006 | ||
Reserva Natural Laguna Honda |
Andalusia![]() |
3.68 | Jan. 27, 2006 | ||
Reserva Natural Lagunas de Campillos |
Andalusia![]() |
13.42 | Jan. 27, 2006 |
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Ría de Mundaka-Guernika |
Basque Country Autonomous Community![]() |
9.45 | 26th Mar 1993 |
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Ría de Villaviciosa |
Asturias![]() |
9.45 | Jan. 7, 2011 |
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Ría del Eo |
Galicia , Asturias![]() |
17.4 | Oct. 4, 1994 |
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Rías de Ortigueira y Ladrido |
Galicia![]() |
29.20 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Saladar de Jandía |
Canary Islands![]() |
1.27 | Oct. 24, 2002 |
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Saladas de Sástago-Bujaraloz |
Aragon![]() |
81.45 | Jan. 7, 2011 |
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S'Albufera de Mallorca |
Balearic Islands![]() |
17th | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Salburua |
Basque Country Autonomous Community![]() |
1.74 | Oct. 24, 2002 |
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Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera |
Balearic Islands![]() |
16.40 | Nov. 30, 1993 |
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Salinas de Santa Pola |
Valencian Community![]() |
24.96 | Dec 5, 1989 |
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Salinas del Cabo de Gata |
Andalusia![]() |
3 | Dec 5, 1989 | Salt flats between the village of San Miguel and Cabo de Gata in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. |
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Tremedales de Orihuela |
Aragon![]() |
18.45 | Jan. 7, 2011 |
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Txingudi |
Basque Country Autonomous Community![]() |
1.28 | Oct. 24, 2002 |
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ramsar Convention Secretariat: The List of Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar List). October 18, 2019, accessed January 26, 2020 .