Coslada

Coslada
Municipality
City Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Coslada within the Community of Madrid
Country	Spain
Region	Community of Madrid
Comarca	Madrid metropolitan area
Government
• Alcalde	Raúl López Vaquero (2011) (PP)
Area
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	621 m (2,037 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	91,861
• Density	7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Cosladeño/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28821, 28822, 28823
Dialing code	91
Website	Official website

Coslada is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. As of 2011, the mayor of Coslada is Raul Lopez Vaquero (PP).

The Dry Port of the Community of Madrid is located in Coslada, which turns the city into a strategic point. The majority of the companies which transport important commodities that operate in Spain have branch offices in Coslada. Another economic asset is its proximity to the International Airport of Barajas, where a great percentage of its population is employed.

Area and Population

• Area: 12 km²
• There are 102,890 inhabitants.
• Migration: there are 17,000 foreign-born inhabitants, who represent 12% of the total population. Most are Romanians, though there are also small numbers of Chinese, Latin Americans, Guineans, Vietnamese and Indians.
• Population density: 6,907.8/km²
• Inhabitants of Coslada are called Cosladeños.

Location and Transportation

• Coslada is located at 40,25° North, 3,32° West.
• 12 kilometres east of downtown Madrid, Coslada is part of the metropolitan area.
• The city is surrounded by other municipalities such as Madrid and San Fernando de Henares.
• Coslada is covered and connected to the Madrid metropolitan area by the line (L7) of the Madrid Metro in May 2007, local and regional bus lines, a commuter trains line (C-1,C-2 and C-7) and several major freeways (A-2 (Madrid-Barcelona), M-40,M-45,M-50) and toll highways (R-3).

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Coslada, Town Hall of Coslada.
• Coslada en Google Maps