Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies

Burgos had the highest active companies of 242 municipalities in 2015, at 12,639. Zael had the lowest, at 4. The median was 13 and the figure for Burgos province was 25,301. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest12,639Burgos

Lowest4Zael

Median13242 municipalities

Burgos province25,301History

Top 40 municipalities, 2015

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Burgos	12,639	+2.8%
2	Aranda de Duero	2,234	+1.3%
3	Miranda de Ebro	2,044	+0.2%
4	Medina de Pomar	611	+1.7%
5	Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja	466	+0.6%
6	Briviesca	461	+0.4%
7	Valle de Mena	344	+3%
8	Lerma	267	+6%
9	Salas de los Infantes	217	+2.8%
10	Villagonzalo Pedernales	202	+2%
11	Belorado	168	+3.1%
12	Roa	162	-0.6%
13	Espinosa de los Monteros	157	+0.6%
14	Villalbilla de Burgos	141	+1.4%
15	Melgar de Fernamental	125	-0.8%
16	Villadiego	120	+6.2%
17	Quintanar de la Sierra	111	-4.3%
18	Pradoluengo	107	+2.9%
19	Cardeñadijo	105	+4%
19	Villariezo	105	+6.1%
21	Ibeas de Juarros	98	+6.5%
22	Alfoz de Quintanadueñas	96	-5%
23	Merindad de Río Ubierna	95	+5.6%
24	Condado de Treviño	83	+13.7%
25	Trespaderne	82	+2.5%
26	Arcos	81	+3.8%
27	Castrojeriz	79	-3.7%
28	Sasamón	76	-1.3%
29	Huerta de Rey	68	+9.7%
30	Valle de Tobalina	67	+1.5%
31	Cardeñajimeno	64	0%
31	Covarrubias	64	+3.2%
31	Quintanilla Vivar	64	-3%
34	Valle de Valdebezana	60	-3.2%
35	Castrillo del Val	59	+1.7%
36	Merindad de Montija	58	-10.8%
36	Oña	58	-1.7%
38	Palacios de la Sierra	57	-1.7%
39	Vilviestre del Pinar	53	+6%
40	Tardajos	51	+2%
41	Fuentespina	48	-4%
41	Gumiel de Izán	48	0%
43	Merindad de Valdeporres	47	0%
43	Modúbar de la Emparedada	47	+11.9%
43	Valle de Losa	47	+6.8%
46	Villalmanzo	46	-8%
47	Fresnillo de las Dueñas	44	-10.2%
47	Frías	44	+4.8%
49	Villalba de Duero	43	+4.9%
50	Valle de Sedano	42	+7.7%
51	Hontoria del Pinar	41	-2.4%
52	Peñaranda de Duero	40	+14.3%
53	La Puebla de Arganzón	38	+2.7%
53	Revillarruz	38	0%
53	Sotillo de la Ribera	38	+11.8%
56	Merindad de Valdivielso	36	+12.5%
57	Santa María del Campo	35	-7.9%
58	Buniel	34	-5.6%
58	Castrillo de la Vega	34	+3%
60	Cogollos	33	+3.1%
60	Pancorbo	33	-5.7%
62	Regumiel de la Sierra	32	-15.8%
63	Merindad de Sotoscueva	31	-6.1%
64	Valdorros	30	+11.1%
65	Canicosa de la Sierra	29	+11.5%
65	Cerezo de Río Tirón	29	0%
65	Estépar	29	-12.1%
65	Milagros	29	+7.4%
65	Sarracín	29	+16%
70	Carcedo de Burgos	28	+7.7%
70	Valle de Santibáñez	28	-3.4%
72	Arauzo de Miel	27	+8%
72	Caleruega	27	+8%
72	Santo Domingo de Silos	27	0%
75	Madrigalejo del Monte	25	0%
75	Tórtoles de Esgueva	25	0%
77	Pedrosa de Duero	24	0%
77	San Mamés de Burgos	24	+4.3%
77	Torresandino	24	0%
80	Basconcillos del Tozo	22	+10%
80	La Horra	22	0%
80	Los Balbases	22	-4.3%
80	Sotresgudo	22	0%
84	Los Altos	21	+5%
84	Merindad de Cuesta-Urria	21	+10.5%
84	Quintanilla del Agua y Tordueles	21	0%
84	Rubena	21	+5%
84	Vadocondes	21	-8.7%
89	Arlanzón	20	+11.1%
89	Atapuerca	20	+5.3%
89	Las Quintanillas	20	0%
89	Poza de la Sal	20	-4.8%
89	Sotragero	20	0%
94	Cavia	18	-10%
94	La Vid y Barrios	18	+20%
94	Quintanaortuño	18	+12.5%
94	Saldaña de Burgos	18	+20%
94	Valle de Valdelucio	18	0%
99	Albillos	17	+6.3%
99	Gumiel de Mercado	17	-15%
99	Isar	17	-5.6%
99	Pampliega	17	+6.3%
99	Quintana del Pidio	17	-5.6%
99	Rabé de las Calzadas	17	-10.5%
99	Tordómar	17	+6.3%
99	Valle de las Navas	17	-15%
107	Baños de Valdearados	16	+33.3%
107	Montorio	16	+14.3%
107	Tubilla del Lago	16	0%
107	Villanueva de Gumiel	16	+14.3%
107	Villaquirán de los Infantes	16	+6.7%
112	Arija	15	0%
112	Pedrosa del Príncipe	15	+7.1%
114	Barbadillo del Mercado	14	+16.7%
114	Villahoz	14	+7.7%
116	Anguix	13	+8.3%
116	Fresno de Río Tirón	13	+8.3%
116	Fuentecén	13	+8.3%
116	Hacinas	13	+8.3%
116	Monasterio de Rodilla	13	0%
116	Olmedillo de Roa	13	+8.3%
116	Pedrosa de Río Úrbel	13	+8.3%
116	Valle de Valdelaguna	13	+18.2%
116	Villasandino	13	+8.3%
125	Ameyugo	12	-7.7%
125	Cabañes de Esgueva	12	+9.1%
125	Zazuar	12	-14.3%
128	Arenillas de Riopisuerga	11	-8.3%
128	Fresneña	11	-8.3%
128	Moradillo de Roa	11	0%
128	Pineda de la Sierra	11	0%
128	Santa Gadea del Cid	11	+22.2%
128	Villafruela	11	0%
128	Villanueva de Argaño	11	-21.4%
128	Villasur de Herreros	11	+10%
128	Villayerno Morquillas	11	0%
137	Adrada de Haza	10	-9.1%
137	Busto de Bureba	10	0%
137	Castrillo de la Reina	10	+11.1%
137	Fuentelcésped	10	+25%
137	Hontoria de Valdearados	10	0%
137	Nava de Roa	10	-23.1%
137	Orbaneja Riopico	10	+11.1%
137	Quemada	10	+11.1%
137	Villafranca Montes de Oca	10	+25%
146	Alfoz de Santa Gadea	9	+12.5%
146	Campillo de Aranda	9	0%
146	Mambrilla de Castrejón	9	+28.6%
146	Revilla Vallejera	9	-10%
146	Tubilla del Agua	9	+12.5%
146	Villamayor de los Montes	9	0%
152	Berlangas de Roa	8	0%
152	Cilleruelo de Abajo	8	-20%
152	Hortigüela	8	0%
152	Huérmeces	8	0%
152	Junta de Villalba de Losa	8	+33.3%
152	La Revilla y Ahedo	8	-11.1%
152	Los Barrios de Bureba	8	+14.3%
152	Mecerreyes	8	+14.3%
152	Peral de Arlanza	8	-11.1%
152	Pinilla de los Barruecos	8	+33.3%
162	Arandilla	7	+16.7%
162	Bahabón de Esgueva	7	-12.5%
162	Bugedo	7	+40%
162	Carazo	7	+40%
162	Celada del Camino	7	+16.7%
162	Fuentenebro	7	0%
162	Huerta de Arriba	7	0%
162	Madrigal del Monte	7	+40%
162	Pardilla	7	-22.2%
162	Puentedura	7	+40%
162	Salas de Bureba	7	-12.5%
162	San Adrián de Juarros	7	-12.5%
162	Valle de Manzanedo	7	0%
162	Valle de Zamanzas	7	0%
176	Cayuela	6	-14.3%
176	Ciruelos de Cervera	6	+20%
176	Coruña del Conde	6	+20%
176	Hontoria de la Cantera	6	+50%
176	Hoyales de Roa	6	+20%
176	Iglesias	6	+20%
176	Neila	6	-25%
176	Pineda Trasmonte	6	-14.3%
176	Rabanera del Pinar	6	+50%
176	Royuela de Río Franco	6	-25%
176	San Juan del Monte	6	0%
176	Santa Cecilia	6	+50%
176	Santa Cruz de la Salceda	6	0%
176	Sargentes de la Lora	6	0%
176	Torrecilla del Monte	6	+20%
191	Aguas Cándidas	5	+25%
191	Alfoz de Bricia	5	0%
191	Avellanosa de Muñó	5	+25%
191	Barbadillo de Herreros	5	-16.7%
191	Cubo de Bureba	5	+25%
191	Hontanas	5	0%
191	Humada	5	-16.7%
191	Hurones	5	0%
191	Junta de Traslaloma	5	0%
191	Los Ausines	5	+25%
191	Mambrillas de Lara	5	0%
191	Oquillas	5	+25%
191	Rebolledo de la Torre	5	+25%
191	Redecilla del Camino	5	0%
191	Santa María Ribarredonda	5	-16.7%
191	Úrbel del Castillo	5	0%
191	Valdeande	5	0%
191	Valdezate	5	+25%
191	Valle de Oca	5	-16.7%
191	Villangómez	5	n/a
211	Arauzo de Torre	4	n/a
211	Belbimbre	4	n/a
211	Berberana	4	0%
211	Cardeñuela Riopico	4	-33.3%
211	Castildelgado	4	n/a
211	Espinosa de Cervera	4	0%
211	Fresneda de la Sierra Tirón	4	0%
211	Fuentelisendo	4	0%
211	Fuentemolinos	4	0%
211	Mamolar	4	n/a
211	Monasterio de la Sierra	4	0%
211	Palazuelos de la Sierra	4	0%
211	Quintanapalla	4	-20%
211	Quintanavides	4	0%
211	Quintanilla de la Mata	4	-20%
211	Quintanilla San García	4	0%
211	Redecilla del Campo	4	0%
211	San Martín de Rubiales	4	n/a
211	Santa Cruz del Valle Urbión	4	0%
211	Santa María del Mercadillo	4	-20%
211	Terradillos de Esgueva	4	0%
211	Torregalindo	4	0%
211	Torrepadre	4	n/a
211	Tosantos	4	0%
211	Villaescusa de Roa	4	-33.3%
211	Villaespasa	4	0%
211	Villagalijo	4	n/a
211	Villaldemiro	4	0%
211	Villazopeque	4	0%
211	Villegas	4	n/a
211	Viloria de Rioja	4	0%
211	Zael	4	n/a

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. 46 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies, 2015. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/burgos-province-municipalities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/burgos-province-municipalities?period=2015.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/burgos-province-municipalities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_burgos_province_2015,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies, 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/burgos-province-municipalities?period=2015. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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