Rivas-Vaciamadrid
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Rivas-Vaciamadrid is the seivent richest municipality o Spain (accordin tae a recent market study datit in 2014) an is situatit at the meetin point o the Jarama an Manzanares rivers in the Alcalá comarca in the autonomous Commonty o Madrid. It is locatit approximately 20 kilometres frae central Madrid.
Rivas-Vaciamadrid | |
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Municipality | |
Left: H2O mall, av. Almendros monolith, 19 Apryle square, Bellavista pairk. Richt: Ceety haw, ceety centre, Santa Mónica kirk, Casco kirk | |
Coordinates: 40°20′22″N 3°31′5″W | |
Kintra | Spain |
Region | Commonty o Madrid |
Comarca | Cuenca del Henares |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | José Masa (Unitit Left) |
Area | |
• Total | 67.16 km2 (25.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
Highest elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 72,896 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | ripenses |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28521, 28522, 28523, 28524, 28529 |
Website | www.rivasciudad.es |
It haes been ane o the fastest growin municipalities in Spain in recent years, growin frae 500 inhabitants in the 1980s tae its current figur o 70,000, the population is projectit tae rise tae 100,000 bi 2014. [1] It is bordered tae the north bi Madrid an San Fernando de Henares, tae the sooth bi Arganda del Rey an San Martín de la Vega, tae the east bi Mejorada del Campo an Velilla de San Antonio, an tae the wast bi Getafe an Madrid (the destrict o Villa de Vallecas.)
Despite the heich urban growthe, amaist three quairters o the municipality shape pairt o the sooth eastren regional pairk, makkin it a important ecological centre wi numerous lochs an various species o wildlife an fauna.