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Torrejón de Ardoz

Also known as Torrejon de Ardoz

municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid

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Torrejón de Ardoz is a municipality located in the Community of Madrid, an autonomous region in central Spain. It is notable as a significant urban area within the Madrid metropolitan region, serving as home to a substantial population and contributing to the broader economic and social fabric of the region.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Spain
Official name: Torrejón de Ardoz
Country: Spain
Located in: Community of Madrid
Continent: Europe
Population: 143526
Area: 32.49
Elevation: 568
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: Pedro Rollán Ojeda
Shares border with: Barajas
Official website: www.ayto-torrejon.es
Image: (Torrejón de Ardoz) Madrid Torrejón de Ardoz AFB (LETO TOJ) (8267306773) (cropped).jpg
Dialing code: 916
Licence plate code: M
Patron saint: John the Apostle

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Commons category: Torrejón de Ardoz
postal code: 28.850
twinned administrative body: Bir Gandus
category for people born here: Category:Births in Torrejón de Ardoz
topic's main category: Category:Torrejón de Ardoz
category of associated people: Category:People from Torrejón de Ardoz
male population: 64749
female population: 66627

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Encyclopedic overview

Torrejón de Ardoz ( Spanish pronunciation: [toreˈxon de aɾˈðoθ]) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid.

The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), an agency of the European Union, is located in Torrejón de Ardoz. It is also the location of the headquarters of the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), the Spanish space agency.

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