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Madrid
Madrid
Comunicaciones  palace in Cibeles
FlagCoat of arms
Motto:
 De Madrid al Cielo
(From Madrid to Heaven)
Coordinates:
 
40°23′N 3°43′W
Founded
8th century
Government- Mayor
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón(PP)
Area- Land
607 km² (234.4 sq mi)
Elevation
667 m (2,188 ft)
Population
(2005)
- City
3,228,359
- Density
5,198/km² (13,462.8/sq mi)
-Metro
5,561,748 
 population-ranking: 1st
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
28001-28080
Area code(s)
34 (Spain) + 91 (Madrid)
Website:
 www.munimadrid.es 
(Spanish)
Madrid
(pronounced
[ma'ð̞ɾið̞]
in Spanish, and
[mə
ˈ
dɹɪd]
in English) is thecapital and largest city of Spain.
[1]
It is the third largest city of theEuropean Union, after LondonandBerlin.
 
The city is located on the river Manzanaresboth in the centre of the country andCommunity of Madrid(which comprises the city of Madrid, its subsequent conurbationand extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by theautonomouscommunitiesof Castile and LeónandCastile-La Mancha.As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residenceof the Spanish monarch,Madrid is also the political center of Spain.
[2]
The currentmayor isAlberto Ruiz-Gallardón from the center-right People's Party. He has been in office since 2003, when he left thePresidency of theAutonomous Community of Madridand stood as the candidate to replace outgoingmayor José María Álvarez del Manzano, also from the PP. In the last local elections of 2007, Ruiz-Gallardón increased the PP majority in the City Council to 34 seats out of 57, taking 55.5% of the popular vote and winning in all but two districts.As the capital, Madrid is a city of cultural and political importance. It is also the thirdEuropean economic centre, and its international airport atBarajasis the largest in Spain.Due to itseconomic output,standard of living, andmarket size, Madrid is considered the major financialcenter of theIberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, as well as the headquarters of three of theworld's 100 largest companies (Telefónica, Repsol-YPF,Endesa).
[3]
While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the huge RoyalPalace of Madrid; theTeatro Real(Royal theatre) with its restored 1850 Opera House; theBuen Retiro park , founded in 1631; the imposing 19th-century National Library  building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; anarchaeological museumof international reputation; and three superb art museums:Prado Museum, which hosts one of the finest art collections in the world, theMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, a museum of modern art, and theThyssen-Bornemisza Museum, housed in the renovated Villahermosa Palace.
[4]
The population of the city is roughly 3.2 million (December 2005), while the estimatedurban area population is 5.1 million. The entire population of the Madrid metropolitanarea(urban area and suburbs) is calculated to be 5.84 million. The city spans a total of 607 km² (234sq mi).
[5]
Contents
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1 Names of the city and origin of the current name
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2 History
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2.1 Middle Ages
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2.2 Renaissance
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2.3 From 19th century to present day
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3 Geography
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3.1 Topography and climate
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4 Water supply
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5 Districts
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6 Architecture
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7 Environment
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reply09 / 26 / 2009
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