Leganés

Also known as Leganes

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.

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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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Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.name: Leganés
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Leganes.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Leganes.svg
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and city of Spain
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 4
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Leganés
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Community of Madrid
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Metropolitan Area of Madrid
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Madrid
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1280

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Leganés
Demonym: leganense
Population: 195734
Area: 16.6
Elevation: 666
Official website: www.leganes.org
Image: Leganes-panoramica-040711.jpg
Licence plate code: M

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Commons category: Leganés
postal code: 28910–28919
male population: 91999
female population: 97862
P8168: Adam Harrington

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Contents

Etymology
Symbols
Coat of arms
Flag
Anthem
History
Foundation
From village to entailed estate
Modernization
Transformation into a city
Current situation
Geography
Hydrography
Fauna and flora
Climate
Demography
Economy
Industrial areas
Commerce
Administration and politics
Institutions
Municipal government
Territorial organization
Justice
Monuments and places of interest
Services
Education
Healthcare
Transportation
Road network
Buses
Urban lines
Interurban lines
Railway
Medium distance
Cercanías
Metro
Culture
Local festivals
Sports
Sister cities
References
Bibliography
External links

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.