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Villanueva de la Cañada
Villanueva de la Cañada
Municipality
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	Villanueva de la Cañada Villanueva de la Cañada
	Coordinates: 40°27′N 3°59′W / 40.450°N 3.983°W
Country	Spain
Region	Community of Madrid
Government
• Mayor	Luis Partida ( PP)
Area
• Total	34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Elevation	652 m (2,139 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	21,000
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)

Villanueva de la Cañada is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 30 km north-west from Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 34.92 km². Geographically, it sits on a large plain, in which there are several promontories, on one of which is found the castle of Aulencia [ es], its main landmark. The ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre lies close to the former, on the Guadarrama riverfront. Villafranca del Castillo [ es], a well-off urban area detached from the main nucleus, is located within the municipal bounds. Villanueva de la Cañada hosts the main campus of the Alfonso X El Sabio University as well as the Aquópolis waterpark.

Geography

Villanueva de la Cañada is watered by the rivers Guadarrama and Aulencia, as well as various streams. The latter joins eventually the Guadarrama, which flows in turn into the Tajo.

Geologically, its limits form part of the depression of the Tajo and it is defined by the existence of many alluvial fields, with an average elevation of 652 metres.

It borders Valdemorillo and Villanueva del Pardillo to the North, Majadahonda, Boadilla del Monte and Villaviciosa de Odón to the East, Brunete to the South and borders Quijorna to the West.

Monuments and places of interest

Major roads

The municipal limits of Villanueva de la Cañada are crossed by the following major roads:

M-600: joining San Lorenzo de El Escorial with Navalcarnero;
M-503: joining Villanueva de la Cañada with the M-50 and M-500 ( carretera de Castilla);
M-513: joining Brunete with the M-50, passing through Guadamonte;
M-521: joining Villanueva de la Cañada with Quijorna.

Public transport

Villanueva de la Cañada is connected by several coach lines:

530: Navalcarnero-Villanueva de la Cañada;
575: Boadilla del Monte- Brunete (via Guadamonte);
581: Madrid ( intercambiador de Príncipe Pío)- Villaviciosa de Odón- Brunete- Villanueva de la Cañada- Quijorna;
623: Madrid ( intercambiador de Moncloa)- Las Rozas de Madrid – Villafranca del Castillo;
626: Las Rozas de Madrid- Majadahonda-Villanueva de la Cañada;
627: Madrid ( intercambiador de Moncloa)-Villanueva de la Cañada- Brunete;
669: San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Villanueva de la Cañada.

Education

The Lycée Français International Molière, a French international school, is in the city.

Villanueva de la Cañada in popular culture

Sister cities

Metepec, State of Mexico, Mexico^{[
citation needed]}
La Cañada Flintridge, California, U.S.^[2]

Notable residents

Paula Echevarría, actress and model.
Juan Martín Díaz, player for Padel Pro Tour.
David Bustamante, singer.
Jaime Mayor Oreja, ex-minister and MEP.
Isabel Perón, ex-President of Argentina between 1974 and 1976.

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "Sister City Directory – SOCAL Sister Cities".

General references

Villanueva de la Cañada website: news, culture, stores and companies...

External links

[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] "Sister City Directory – SOCAL Sister Cities".

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v t e Municipalities of the Madrid Metropolitan Area
3,000,000+	Madrid
200,000+	Alcalá de Henares Móstoles
150,000+	Alcorcón Fuenlabrada Getafe Leganés
100,000+	Alcobendas Coslada Parla Torrejón de Ardoz
50,000+	Boadilla del Monte Las Rozas de Madrid Majadahonda Pozuelo de Alarcón Rivas-Vaciamadrid San Sebastián de los Reyes Valdemoro
25,000+	Pinto San Fernando de Henares Tres Cantos Villaviciosa de Odón

v t e Municipalities of the Community of Madrid
3,000,000+	Madrid
200,000+	Móstoles
150,000+	Alcalá de Henares Alcorcón Fuenlabrada Getafe Leganés
100,000+	Alcobendas Coslada Parla Torrejón de Ardoz
50,000+	Aranjuez Arganda del Rey Boadilla del Monte Collado Villalba Las Rozas de Madrid Majadahonda Pinto Pozuelo de Alarcón Rivas-Vaciamadrid San Sebastián de los Reyes Valdemoro
25,000+	Colmenar Viejo Galapagar Navalcarnero San Fernando de Henares Tres Cantos Villaviciosa de Odón
under 25,000	La Acebeda Ajalvir Alameda del Valle El Álamo Aldea del Fresno Algete Alpedrete Ambite Anchuelo Arroyomolinos El Atazar Batres Becerril de la Sierra Belmonte de Tajo El Berrueco Berzosa del Lozoya El Boalo Braojos Brea de Tajo Brunete Buitrago del Lozoya Bustarviejo Cabanillas de la Sierra La Cabrera Cadalso de los Vidrios Camarma de Esteruelas Campo Real Canencia Carabaña Casarrubuelos Cenicientos Cercedilla Cervera de Buitrago Chapinería Chinchón Ciempozuelos Cobeña Collado Mediano Colmenar de Oreja Colmenar del Arroyo Colmenarejo Corpa Cubas de la Sagra El Escorial Estremera Fresnedillas de la Oliva Fresno de Torote Fuente el Saz de Jarama Fuentidueña de Tajo Garganta de los Montes Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago Gascones Griñón Guadalix de la Sierra Guadarrama La Hiruela Horcajo de la Sierra Horcajuelo de la Sierra Hoyo de Manzanares Loeches Lozoya Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias Madarcos Manzanares el Real Meco Miraflores de la Sierra El Molar Los Molinos Mejorada del Campo Montejo de la Sierra Moraleja de Enmedio Moralzarzal Morata de Tajuña Navacerrada Navalafuente Navalagamella Navarredonda y San Mamés Navas del Rey Nuevo Baztán Olmeda de las Fuentes Orusco de Tajuña Paracuellos de Jarama Pedrezuela Pelayos de la Presa Perales de Tajuña Pezuela de las Torres Pinilla del Valle Piñuécar-Gandullas Pozuelo del Rey Prádena del Rincón Puebla de la Sierra Puentes Viejas Quijorna Rascafría Redueña Ribatejada Robledillo de la Jara Robledo de Chavela Robregordo Rozas de Puerto Real San Agustín del Guadalix San Lorenzo de El Escorial San Martín de la Vega San Martín de Valdeiglesias Santa María de la Alameda Santorcaz Los Santos de la Humosa La Serna del Monte Serranillos del Valle Sevilla la Nueva Somosierra Soto del Real Talamanca de Jarama Tielmes Titulcia Torrejón de la Calzada Torrejón de Velasco Torrelaguna Torrelodones Torremocha de Jarama Torres de la Alameda Valdaracete Valdeavero Valdelaguna Valdemanco Valdemaqueda Valdemorillo Valdeolmos-Alalpardo Valdepiélagos Valdetorres de Jarama Valdilecha Valverde de Alcalá El Vellón Venturada Villa del Prado Villaconejos Villalbilla Villamanrique de Tajo Villamanta Villamantilla Villanueva de la Cañada Villanueva del Pardillo Villanueva de Perales Villar del Olmo Villarejo de Salvanés Villavieja del Lozoya Zarzalejo

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Villanueva de la Cañada
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°27′N 3°59′W / 40.450°N 3.983°W / 40.450; -3.983
Country	Spain
Region	Community of Madrid
Government
• Mayor	Luis Partida ( PP)
Area
• Total	34.92 km² (13.48 sq mi)
Elevation	652 m (2,139 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	21,000
• Density	600/km² (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)