Madrid (region)

Autonomous community Madrid< /br> Comunidad de Madrid
Administrative seat:	Madrid
population - entire 2005 - Density - Portion of of Spain total population:	Rank of 3 of 17 5.964.143 inhabitants 743 Einwohner/km 2 13.5%
geography
surface - entire - Portion of of Spain total area:	Rank 12 of 17 - 8,028 km ² - 1.6%
expansion:	North south: ? West east: ?
ISO 3166-2:	ES-M
administration and politics
office languages:	Spanish
autonomy since:	1. March 1983
president:	Esperanza Aguirre (PP)
parliamentary agency
- congress:	34 seats
- senate:	6 seats
arrangement:	1 province
Internet operational readiness level of the autonomous community autonomous community Madrid

the autonomous community Madrid (Spanish Comunidad de Madrid) lies on the Hochebene new kastiliens, directly south the Kastili sheath mountains. The autonomous community consists only of the province of the same name and coversthe population centre approximately around the capital Madrid. It has a surface of 8.028 km ² and 5.964.143 inhabitants (conditions: 2005).

Largest object of interest is beside the capital the monastery residence Philipps II., San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

The autonomous community Madrid has the Weinbaugebiet Vinos de Madrid with a Rebfläche of approx. 11,800 hectares.

Further cities in the autonomous community beside the capital Madrid are Getafe, Valdemoro, the university town Alcalá de Henares, Torrejón de Ardoz, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Leganés, Móstoles, Fuenlabrada, Alcorcón and Aranjuez.

largest ones of places

(conditions: 1. January 2005)

Municipality	inhabitant
Madrid	3.155.359
Móstoles	204,463
Alcalá de Henares	197,804
Fuenlabrada	195,131
Leganés	181,248
Alcorcón	162,524
Getafe	157,397
Torrejón de Ardoz	109,483
Alcobendas	103,149
Parla	91,024
Coslada	82,894
Pozuelode Alarcón	78,083
read Rozas de Madrid	71,937
San Sebastián de loosely Reyes	65,767
Majadahonda	61,788
Collado mansion LBA	52,445
Rivas Vaciamadrid	49,696
Valdemoro	44,136
Aranjuez	43,926
Arganda del Rey	41,411
San Fernando de Henares	39,966
Colmenar Viejo	39,579
Tres Cantos	39,198
Pinto	37,559
Boadilla del Monte	35,588
Galapagar	29,218
Villaviciosa de Odón	24,963
Mejorada del Campo	20,245

see also: List of the municipalities in the autonomous community Madrid