Leganés
Sign in to saveLeganés () is a municipality and a city in Spain, located within the Community of Madrid. It forms part of the Madrid metropolitan area and is situated 11 kilometers southwest of the capital. With a population of 194,084 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the Community of Madrid and the thirty-second largest in Spain, according to the list of Spanish municipalities by population.
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Leganés is a city in Spain located about 11 kilometers southwest of Madrid, forming part of the Madrid metropolitan area. With nearly 194,000 residents, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the Madrid region and ranks among Spain's largest cities by population.
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- Etymology
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- Foundation
- From village to entailed estate
- Modernization
- Transformation into a city
- Current situation
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Leganés () is a municipality and a city in Spain, located within the Community of Madrid. It forms part of the Madrid metropolitan area and is situated 11 kilometers southwest of the capital. With a population of 194,084 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the Community of Madrid and the thirty-second largest in Spain, according to the list of Spanish municipalities by population.
Situated on a plain in the Inner Plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, Leganés is traversed by the Butarque stream, a tributary of the Manzanares River. It borders the Madrid districts of Carabanchel and Latina to the north, Alcorcón to the west, Getafe and the Madrid district of Villaverde to the east, and Fuenlabrada to the south.