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Andorra la Vella, capital of Andorra: facts and figures
Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. It has about 22,000 residents, which makes it the 171st most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 1,173 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Madrid, 493 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Andorra |
| Continent | Europe |
| City population | 22,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 171st of 172 |
| Elevation | 1,173 m |
| Founded | 900 |
| Time zone | Europe/Andorra |
| Coordinates | 42.51° N, 1.52° E |
| Country population | 82,904 residents |
| Country GDP | 4.5 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $54,292 |
| Life expectancy | 84.2 years |
| Internet users | 94.4 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Andorra la Vella averages 3.2 °C in winter and 18.8 °C in summer. January is the coldest month of the year and July the warmest, and the city receives 897 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 2.1 °C |
| February | 3.6 °C |
| March | 5.2 °C |
| April | 8.0 °C |
| May | 12.0 °C |
| June | 16.7 °C |
| July | 20.2 °C |
| August | 19.5 °C |
| September | 14.8 °C |
| October | 11.3 °C |
| November | 5.8 °C |
| December | 3.9 °C |
What makes it stand out
- Size: 2nd least populous capital in the world (22,000 residents).
- Elevation: highest capital in Europe (1,173 m).
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Madrid is the closest capital to Andorra la Vella.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | Spain | 493 km |
| Monaco | Monaco | 498 km |
| Algiers | Algeria | 654 km |
| Bern | Switzerland | 680 km |
| Paris | France | 708 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra, in Europe, with about 22,000 residents, averaging 3.2 °C in winter and 18.8 °C in summer.
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What is the capital of Andorra?
Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. It has about 22,000 residents and lies in Europe.
How many people live in Andorra la Vella?
About 22,000, which ranks Andorra la Vella 171st of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Andorra la Vella?
Andorra la Vella averages 3.2 °C in winter and 18.8 °C in summer, with 897 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Andorra la Vella?
GDP per capita in the country is $54,292, the latest year the World Bank reports.
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