Soto del Real

Soto del Real
Coat of arms of Soto del Real
Soto del Real is located in Spain
Soto del Real
Soto del Real
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°45′15″N 3°47′0″W / 40.75417°N 3.78333°W / 40.75417; -3.78333
Country Spain
Autonomous community Madrid
ProvinceMadrid
ComarcaCuenca Alta del Manzanares
Judicial districtColmenar Viejo
FoundedSee text
Government
 • MayorJuan Lobato Gandarias (PSOE)
Area
 • Total42.17 km2 (16.28 sq mi)
Elevation
921 m (3,022 ft)
Highest elevation
2,119 m (6,952 ft)
Lowest elevation
890 m (2,920 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total8,694
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Sotorrealeño, ña
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28791
Dialing code847
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Soto del Real, whose former name was Chozas de la Sierra, is a town and municipality in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid which had 9,188 inhabitants in 2022.[2]

43 kilometers away from Madrid, the capital city, it is located between the towns of Manzanares el Real and Miraflores de la Sierra, and close to the Santillana reservoir.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 9 October 2023.