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Leganés
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Leganés is a ceety in central Spain. Pairt o the greater Madrid conurbation - mainly a satellite-ceety wi a population o 186,066 (1 Januar 2009) it is locatit aboot 11 km soothwast o the ceety centre.
Leganés | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 40°19′41″N 3°45′52″W | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Autonomous commonty | ![]() |
Comarca | Madrid metropolitan aurie |
Foondit | 1280 |
Govrenment | |
• Alcalde | Jesús Gómez Ruíz (PP) |
Area | |
• City | 43 km2 (16.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 666.22 m (2185.76 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Density | 4,327.7/km2 (11208.8/sq mi) |
• Urban | 186.066 |
• Demonym | Leganense pepinero |
Time zone | UTC+1 (EST) |
Website | Leganes.org |
On 3 Apryle 2004 Leganés achievit a measur o unwantit notoriety when five o the suspects in the 11 Mairch 2004 Madrid attacks blew thairsels up in a apairtment biggin as polis muivit in tae reest thaim. Aw five wur killed, alang wi ane GEO polis officer.
Leganés hooses a branch o the Universidad Carlos III, foondit in 1989, namely the Escuela Politecnica Superior (EPS) which affers telecommunications ingineerin, industrial ingineerin an computer ingineerin, amang mony ither degrees. Universidad Carlos III is recognisit as first-cless in research an teachin amang ither varsities in Spain. The ither campuses o Universidad Carlos III are situatit in Getafe an Colmenarejo, housomeivver the ane locatit in Leganés is the anerly ane that haes a sports centre. Leganés' student accommodation biggin is cried Fernando Abril Martorell an haes a capacity o 300 students.
It is connectit tae Madrid via the Cercanías (Train, line C5), an Metrosur, ane o the lines o Metro. Leganés haes 6 Metrosur stations.
Parquesur, in Leganés, biggit in the early 90's is currently ane o the biggest shoppin centres in Europe. It wis completely refurbished an extendit in 2005.
Leganés haes a street namit AC/DC in honour o the famous Australie rock baund. The baund visitit Leganés in order tae inaugurate the street. The street sign wis frequently stolen till the cooncil decidit tae pent it on the waw insteid o replacin the sign ower an ower again. Nouadays, the sign can be bocht at mony local shops as a souvenir.