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The maps showing human settlements throughout the Spanish territory seem to be very explanatory. At first glance, there is an outstanding number of human settlements in the Northwest in relation to the rest of the country (see the map on Human settlements). However, a more detailed analysis could conclude that certain differences may be observed in the rest of the country as the map on Density of human settlements, which shows a more detailed unit of anaysis as it moves from a provincial level to a municipal division, reveals areas with a significant density of human settlements such as the outskirts of the Metropolitan Area of Madrid, central and northern Catalonia (Catalunya/Cataluña), some areas in the Region of Valencia (Comunitat Valenciana), the southeast of the Region of Murcia (Región de Murcia), eastern Andalusia (Andalucía), the central area of the province of Salamanca as well as some of the Canary Islands (Canarias).
Besides, the maps showing the population living in scattered villages ([[File:Population living in scattered villages by province.jpg| ''by province'']] and [[File:Population Spain_Population-living -in -scattered -villages -by municipality-municipality_2020_map_18026_eng.jpg| ''by municipality'']] ), i.e. villages different to the capital town of the municipality, reveal a sharp contrast between the periphery [especially Galicia, western Asturias, the Basque Country (Euskadi/País Vasco), northwestern Navarre (Navarra), the district called Maestrazgo/Maestrat between the regions of Aragón and Valencia, as well as a long strip that goes from Alicante/Alacant to Cádiz], where more people live in scattered villages, and the Spanish hinterland, where lower figures are shown on both maps since more people live in the capital town of the municipality. In short, population distribution is more scattered along the coast, whether for geographical, historical or functional reasons. In the hinterland, by contrast, a greater concentration in terms of human settlements may be observed, yet certain differences shall be pointed out, i.e. human settlements are closer to each other although smaller in size in the Northern Plateau, whereas a smaller number of settlements that are more distant from each other and which have municipalities larger in size may be observed in the Southern Plateau.
Certain features of population distribution and human concentration have been described so far. Three further aspects are analysed in the following paragraphs, i.e. age structure, levels of household overcrowding and healthy life years.
