Soto del Real | |
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Coordinates: 40°45′15″N 3°47′0″W / 40.75417°N 3.78333°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Madrid |
Province | Madrid |
Comarca | Cuenca Alta del Manzanares |
Judicial district | Colmenar Viejo |
Founded | See text |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Lobato Gandarias (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 42.17 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] | |
• Total | 8,694 |
• Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sotorrealeño, ña |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28791 |
Dialing code | 847 |
Official language(s) | Spanish |
Website | Official 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.