Pamplona

Also known as Iruña, Iruñea, Pampelune, Pampeluna

Pamplona (; Basque: Iruña ; officially in its bilingual form: Pamplona-Iruña), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre in Spain. As of 2024, with a population of 208,243, it is the 29th largest city in Spain.

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Pamplona is the capital city of Navarre, an autonomous community in Spain, with a population of about 208,000 people making it the 29th largest city in the country. The city is known by names in multiple languages, including Iruña in Basque, reflecting the region's cultural diversity.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Pamplona / Iruña
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.other_name: Pampeluna
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera Pamplona.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Pamplona.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Navarre#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Pamplona within Navarre##Location of Pamplona within Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Navarre
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cuenca de Pamplona
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 74 BC
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Joseba Asirón (EH Bildu)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 25.14

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Iruña
Demonym: pamplonesa
Population: 166279
Area: 25.10
Elevation: 450
Official website: www.pamplona.es
Image: Iruñea Ortoirudia 2021.png
Dialing code: 948
Licence plate code: NA

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Commons category: Pamplona-Iruña
postal code: 31001–31016
IPv4 routing prefix: 159.237.0.0/16
inception: 0074-00-00
male population: 98558
female population: 109685
P8168: Ralf Richter
native label: Pamplona
P12749: February 25

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Contents

History
Foundation and Roman times
Early Middle Ages
Three boroughs and one city
A fortress-city
Industrialization and modernization
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Urbanism
Economy
Education
Culture
Politics
Transport
Main sights
Religious architecture
Military and civil architecture
Parks
Sports
Notable Athletes
Notable people
Twin towns - sister cities
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood plain of the Arga river, a second-order tributary of the Ebro. Precipitation-wise, it is located in a transitional location between the rainy Atlantic northern façade of the Iberian Peninsula and its drier inland. Early population in the settlement traces back to the late Bronze to early Iron Age, even if the traditional inception date refers to the foundation of by Pompey during the Sertorian Wars circa 75 BC. During Visigothic rule Pamplona became an episcopal see, serving as a staging ground for the Christianization of the area. It later became one of the capitals of the Kingdom of Pamplona/Navarre.