Municipality of Madrid
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From upper left: Gran Vía street, Plaza Mayor, view of business districts of AZCA and CTBA, Puerta de Alcalá, and view of Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral.
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| Motto: "Fui sobre agua edificada, mis muros de fuego son. Esta es mi insignia y blasón" ("On water I was built, my walls are made of fire. This is my ensign and escutcheon") |
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 Madrid
Madrid
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| Coordinates: 40°23′N 3°43′W / 40.383°N 3.717°WCoordinates: 40°23′N 3°43′W / 40.383°N 3.717°W | |||||||
| Sovereign State |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Community of Madrid
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| Comarcas | Metropolitan Area and Corredor del Henares | ||||||
| Founded | 9th century | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Body | Ayuntamiento de Madrid | ||||||
| • Mayor | Manuela Carmena (Ahora Madrid) | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Municipality | 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) | ||||||
| Elevation | 667 m (2,188 ft) | ||||||
| Population (2015) | |||||||
| • Municipality | 3,141,991 | ||||||
| • Rank | 1st | ||||||
| • Density | 5,390/km2 (14,000/sq mi) | ||||||
| • Urban | 6,240,000 (2,016) | ||||||
| • Metro | 6,529,700 (2,014) | ||||||
| Demonym(s) | Madridian, Madrilenian, Madrilene, Cat madrileño, -ña; matritense; gato (es) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||||
| Postal code | 28001–28080 | ||||||
| Area code(s) | +34 (ES) + 91 (M) | ||||||
| Patron saints |
Isidore the Laborer Virgin of Almudena |
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| Website | www.madrid.es | ||||||
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| Largest groups of foreign residents | |
| Nationality | Population (2015) |
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 Romania
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46,410 |
 China
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32,174 |
 Ecuador
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29,867 |
 Morocco
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21,137 |
 Bolivia
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19,654 |
 Dominican Republic
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18,606 |
 Colombia
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17,617 |
 Paraguay
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16,802 |
 Peru
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16,523 |
 Italy
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14,134 |
 Philippines
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10,522 |
 Uruguay
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9,534 |
 Bulgaria
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8,420 |
 Greece
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5,658 |
 Turkey
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3,393 |
Madrid (/məˈdrɪd/, Spanish: [maˈðɾið], locally: [maˈðɾi(θ)]) is the capital city of the Kingdom of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has a population of almost 3.2 million with a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU) after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU after those of London and Paris. The municipality itself covers an area of 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).
Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The current mayor is Manuela Carmena from Ahora Madrid.
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