Alcobendas

Alcobendas
Flag of Alcobendas
Coat of arms of Alcobendas
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Location of Alcobendas
Coordinates: 40°32′N 3°38′W / 40.533°N 3.633°W / 40.533; -3.633
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
Government
 • MayorRocío García Alcántara (PP)
Area
 • Total
44.98 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
116,037
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
DemonymAlcobendense or alcobendano
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28100, 28108, 28109
WebsiteOfficial website

Alcobendas (Spanish: [alkoˈβendas] ) is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid.

It forms an urban continuum with the neighbouring municipality of San Sebastián de los Reyes. The affluent residential area of La Moraleja lies within the municipal limits, segregated from the main urban nucleus by the A-1 highway. The municipality features the Valdelatas nature reserve and a light industrial estate. It also houses a basketball museum organised by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation, where the FIBA Hall of Fame is located.

Once a working-class area, Alcobendas has become one of the most economically affluent municipalities in the Madrid metropolitan area.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.