Madrid (autonomous community)

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Comunidad de
Madrid

In Detail Coat of Arms

Locator map of Madrid.png
Capital Madrid
Area
– Total
– % of Spain Ranked 12th
7 995 km²
1,6%
Population
– Total (2005)
– % of Spain
– Density Ranked 3rd
5 964 143
13,5%
745,98/km²
Demonym
– English
– Spanish
Madrilenian
madrileño/a
Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983
ISO 3166-2 M
Parliamentary
representation
– Congress seats
– Senate seats 35
4 (elected) + 6 (appointed)
President Esperanza Aguirre (PP)
[Comunidad de Madrid]
Madrid is one of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities, located in the centre of the country. It is coterminous with the province of Madrid, and contains the city of Madrid which is the capital of the community, the province, and the country.

Madrid is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile-Leon (provinces of Ávila and Segovia) and Castile-La Mancha (provinces of Guadalajara, Cuenca, and Toledo).

Over half of the population live in the capital. Other historically or commercially important cities located in the community include Alcalá de Henares, Torrejón de Ardoz, Coslada, Getafe, San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Aranjuez. There are 179 municipalities in Madrid. See List of municipalities in Madrid.

Madrid was formerly considered part of New Castile (see Castile-La Mancha) but was made into its own community at the beginning of the autonomía system because of great economic disparity between Madrid and the Castilian-Manchego hinterland.

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Administrative divisions of Spain

Autonomous communities:	Andalusia \| Aragon \| Asturias \| Balearic Islands \| Basque Country \| Canary Islands \| Cantabria \| Castile‑La Mancha \| Castile‑Leon \| Catalonia \| Extremadura \| Galicia \| Madrid \| Murcia \| Navarre \| La Rioja \| Valencia
Autonomous cities:	Ceuta \| Melilla
Plazas de soberanía:	Islas Chafarinas \| Peñón de Alhucemas \| Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera

Provinces of Spain

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