Torrejón de Ardoz
municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid
Torrejón de Ardoz is a city and municipality in the Community of Madrid in Spain. In 2021, 132,771 people lived there.
Torrejón de Ardoz | |
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Coordinates: 40°27′41″N 3°29′52″W / 40.46139°N 3.49778°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ignacio Vázquez Casavilla (PP) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 32.49 km2 (12.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Municipality | 129,729 |
• Urban | 127,132 |
• Demonym | Torrejonero -a |
Time zone | UTC+1 (EST) |
Website | ayto-torrejon |
Economy change
The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), an agency of the European Union, is in Torrejón de Ardoz. It is also the home of the headquarters of the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), the Spanish space agency.
The Torrejón Air Base/Madrid–Torrejón Airport is on the municipality.
References change
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.