Melilla: facts

At a glance

• Country: Spain
• Region: Melilla
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 85,985
• Coordinates: 35.2937° N, 2.9383° W
• Time zone: Africa/Ceuta (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Madrid: 574 km (356 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Melilla Airport (MLN): 2.2 km (1.4 mi), straight line
• Nador Al Aaroui International Airport (NDR, Morocco): 35 km (22 mi), straight line
• Oujda Angads Airport (OUD, Morocco): 108 km (67 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Beni Enzar, Morocco: 3.8 km (2.4 mi)
• Nador, Morocco: 14 km (9 mi)
• Zeghanghane, Morocco: 16 km (10 mi)
• Taouima, Morocco: 18 km (11 mi)
• Selouane, Morocco: 25 km (15 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Nador, 14 km (9 mi)