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Country
  
Spain

Demonym(s)
  
Cosladeño/a

Postal code
  
28821, 28822, 28823

Population
  
88,847 (2014)

Province
  
Community of Madrid

Region
  
Community of Madrid

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Elevation
  
621 m

Local time
  
Monday 11:46 PM

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Comarca
  
Madrid metropolitan area

Weather
  
14°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 61% Humidity

Coslada ([kozˈlaða]) is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. As of 2015, the mayor of Coslada is Ángel Viveros Gutiérrez (PSOE).

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Map of Coslada, Madrid, Spain

The Dry Port of the Community of Madrid is located in Coslada, which turns the city into a strategic point. The majority of the companies which transport important commodities that operate in Spain have branch offices in Coslada. Another economic asset is its proximity to the Airport of Barajas, where a great percentage of its population is employed.

Area and Population

  • Area: 12 km²
  • There are 102,890 inhabitants.
  • Migration: there are 17,000 foreign-born inhabitants, who represent 12% of the total population. Most are Romanians, though there are also small numbers of Chinese, Latin Americans, Guineans, Vietnamese and Indians.
  • Population density: 6,907.8/km²
  • Inhabitants of Coslada are called Cosladeños.

    • Location and Transportation

  • Coslada is located at 40,25° North, 3,32° West.
  • 12 kilometres east of downtown Madrid, Coslada is part of the metropolitan area.
  • The city is surrounded by other municipalities such as Madrid and San Fernando de Henares.
  • Coslada is covered and connected to the Madrid metropolitan area by the line (L7) of the Madrid Metro in May 2007, local and regional bus lines, a commuter trains line (C-1,C-2 and C-7) and several major freeways (A-2 (Madrid-Barcelona), M-40,M-45,M-50) and toll highways (R-3).

    • Notable people

  • Daniel Parejo, footballer
  • Amaia Salamanca, actress

    • References

    Coslada Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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