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Also known as Mostoles

Móstoles () is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. With over 200,000 inhabitants, it is the region's second most populated municipality after Madrid. Móstoles was a small town for a long time, but expanded rapidly in the second half of the 20th century.

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Móstoles is a municipality in the Madrid region of Spain that has grown into the second-largest city in the area, with over 200,000 residents. What was once a small town experienced dramatic expansion during the latter half of the 20th century, transforming it into a major urban center.

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Settlement.name: Móstoles
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Móstoles (2012).jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Móstoles (bandera).svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Móstoles.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Móstoles
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Community of Madrid
Settlement.elevation_m: 660
Settlement.area_total_km2: 45.36
Settlement.population_demonym: Mostoleños, Mostolenses, Mostoleros
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Móstoles
Demonym: mostoleño
Country: Spain
Located in: Community of Madrid
Continent: Europe
Population: 214817
Area: 45.36
Elevation: 620
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Guadarrama River
Head of government: David Lucas
Shares border with: Arroyomolinos
Official website: www.mostoles.es
Image: Móstoles (2012).jpg
Calling code: (+34) 91
Dialing code: 916
Licence plate code: M

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category of associated people: Category:People from Móstoles
twinned administrative body: Mijek
Commons category: Móstoles
postal code: 28930–28939
topic's main category: Category:Móstoles
category for people born here: Q15076063
male population: 102307
female population: 108002
P8168: Ondra

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Contents

Geography
History
Demographics and administration
Economy
Healthcare
Education
Main sights
Historical landmarks
Museums and galleries
Transportation
Walking and cycling
Festivities
Sport
Notable people
See also
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Móstoles () is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. With over 200,000 inhabitants, it is the region's second most populated municipality after Madrid. Móstoles was a small town for a long time, but expanded rapidly in the second half of the 20th century.

The city also hosts the main campus of the Rey Juan Carlos University.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Móstoles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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