Villanueva de la Cañada
Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Villanueva de la Cañada is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 30 km north-west from Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 34.92 km2. Geographically, it sits on a large plain, in which there are several promontories, on one of which is found the castle of Aulencia [es], its main landmark. The ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre lies close to the former, on the Guadarrama riverfront. Villafranca del Castillo [es], a well-off urban area detached from the main nucleus, is located within the municipal bounds. Villanueva de la Cañada hosts the main campus of the Alfonso X El Sabio University as well as the Aquópolis waterpark.
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Villanueva de la Cañada | |
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Coordinates: 40°27′N 3°59′W | |
Country | Spain |
Region | Community of Madrid |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Partida (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 21,000 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |