Alcobendas (Spanish pronunciation: [alkoˈβendas]) is a municipality located in the Community of Madrid, central Spain. It is located roughly 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Madrid and 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Barajas International Airport. It includes a central urban zone, a recently built district known as Valdelasfuentes, La Moraleja and El Soto de la Moraleja residential zones, the Valdelatas nature reserve and a light industrial estate. A business park called Valdelacasa for high-tech firms is being built. It is the location of a basketball museum organised by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation where the FIBA Hall of Fame is located.
Alcobendas | |
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Coordinates: 40°32′N 3°38′W | |
Country | Spain |
Region | Community of Madrid |
Founded | Around 1208 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rafael Sánchez Acera (2019) (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 44.98 km2 (17.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 116,037 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
Demonym | Alcobendense or alcobendano |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28100, 28108, 28109 |
Website | Official website |
Once a working class area, Alcobendas has become one of the more economically affluent suburban areas of the Madrid metropolitan area and also contains the exclusive residential area of La Moraleja.
Alcobendas is in the B1 zone for Madrid's transport network.
Both Alcobendas and its neighbour city, San Sebastián de los Reyes are connected with Madrid with buses operated by the 'Interbús' bus company. There are currently eight bus lines that go to and from different districts of Alcobendas to Plaza de Castilla (the hub for public transport to northern Madrid). Alcobendas also has eight bus lines that connect the different zones of Alcobendas between themselves.
Alcobendas presently has four Metro stations (La Granja, La Moraleja, Marqués de la Valdavia and Manuel de Falla) which are all on line 10 of the Madrid Metro network. These stations were recently opened by Esperanza Aguirre, former President of the Autonomous Community of Madrid.
Buses going to and from Plaza de Castilla are:
Buses connecting different parts of Alcobendas are:
Two further circular lines are:
Alcobendas also has two suburban railway stations (one shared with San Sebastián de los Reyes):
Both form part of the C-4a Cercanías line and can get to Sol and Atocha in half an hour.
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Alcobendas is also easily reached by car, but there are also a number of motorways going through and around Alcobendas. Airport access is perfect with the recently built motorway, the M-12, which connects the Canillejas district of Madrid with Barajas International Airport.
List of motorways and main roads that go through Alcobendas:
The difficulty of parking in Alcobendas varies depending on which district you are parking in. In the Casco district it is challenging to find a parking space. In the newer areas, however, due to the ample parking facilities, parking is not an issue.
Air Madrid used to have its head office in Alcobendas until the company folded in 2006.[2]
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In 2010, Alcobendas was to be the host city of the 2010 CIRH Women's World Cup, the most important competition in Women's Roller Hockey.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csa " (Mediterranean Climate).[3]
Climate data for Alcobendas | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 11 (51) |
12 (53) |
15 (59) |
17 (62) |
21 (70) |
27 (81) |
32 (90) |
32 (89) |
28 (82) |
20 (68) |
14 (58) |
11 (52) |
20 (68) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1 (33) |
2 (35) |
3 (37) |
5 (41) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
16 (60) |
16 (60) |
13 (55) |
8 (47) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
Average precipitation days | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 241 |
Source: Weatherbase [4] |
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