Alcalá de Henares
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Alcalá de Henares (Spaingie pronunciation: [alkaˈla ðe eˈnaɾes]), meanin Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spaingie ceety whose historical centre is ane o UNESCO's Warld Heritage Steids. The ceety staunds oot for its rich airchaeology an wis ane o the first bishoprics foondit in Spain. Locatit in the Autonomous Commonty o Madrid, 35 kilometre (22 mile) northeast o the ceety o Madrid, at an altitude of 588 m (1,929 ft) abuin sea level, it has a population o aroond 200,000. Locally, the ceety is generally kent simply as "Alcalá", but "de Henares" is appendit when needit tae differentiate it frae a dozen Spaingie ceeties sharin the name Alcalá (frae the Arabic wird al-qal'a القلعة for fortification or citadel). The Laitin name, Complutum, is sometimes uised. The ceety is the caipital o its namesake region, Comarca de Alcalá.
Alcalá de Henares | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 40°28′N 3°22′W | |
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Autonomous commonty | Madrid |
Province | Madrid |
Comarca | Alcalá |
Foondit | Pre-Roman |
Govrenment | |
• Alcalde | Javier Bello (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 87.72 km2 (33.87 sq mi) |
Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 203,924 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Complutense Alcalaíno/a |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28801-28807 |
Dialin code | (+34) 91 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |