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Melilla Mlilt  (Tarifit) مليلية  (Moroccan Arabic)
Autonomous city
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Himno de Melilla" "Anthem of Melilla"
Melilla Location of Melilla
Coordinates: 35°18′N 2°57′W / 35.300°N 2.950°W / 35.300; -2.950
Country	Spain
Government
• Mayor-President	Eduardo de Castro
Area
• Total	12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
• Rank	19th
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	86,384
• Rank	19th
• Density	7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
• % of Spain	0.16%
Demonyms	Melillan melillense (es)

Melilla is a city in North Africa, which is separated from Spain by the Mediterranean Sea. It is an exclave that belongs to Spain, and is all surrounded by Morocco, which believes it should belong to them. Ceuta is another such city. Until it became a self-governing city in 1995, it belonged to the Province of Málaga.

Its surface is about 20 square kilometers, and there are almost 70,000 people living there.

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