Alcalá de Henares
city of Spain in the Community of Madrid
Alcalá de Henares is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is thirty kilometres from Madrid. It has about 200,000 people. There is a university. Miguel de Cervantes, an important Spanish writer, the author of the "Don Quixote", was born there.
Alcalá de Henares | |
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![]() Location of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid | |
Coordinates: 40°28′N 3°22′W / 40.467°N 3.367°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
Founded | 1st century BC |
Government | |
• Mayor | Javier Rodríguez Palacios (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 87.72 km2 (33.87 sq mi) |
Elevation | 594 m (1,949 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 193,751 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Alcalaíno -a, complutense |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28801-28807 |
Dialing code | (+34) 91 |
Website | Official website |
Official name | University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv, vi |
Reference | 876 |
Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.