Collado Villalba

Collado Villalba
Villalba
Flag of Collado Villalba
Coat of arms of Collado Villalba
Location in the Community of Madrid, Spain
Location in the Community of Madrid, Spain
Coordinates: 40°38′00″N 4°00′30″W / 40.63333°N 4.00833°W / 40.63333; -4.00833
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
ProvinceMadrid
Government
 • MayorMariola Vargas (Partido Popular)
Area
 • Total
26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation
917 m (3,009 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
63,074
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
DemonymVillalbinos/as
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28400
Area code34 (Spain) + 91 (Madrid)
WebsiteOfficial website

Collado Villalba (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈʎaðo βiˈʎalβa]) is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located 40.3 kilometres north-west of the city of Madrid, at an altitude of 917 meters above sea level. It has a population of 64,263 (2022), with a population density of about 2,400 per km2. Collado Villalba has a hot summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa).

City Council

Public transport

Train

Collado Villalba has its own train station, which gives service to lines C-3a (Aranjuez - El Escorial - Santa María de la Alameda), C-8 (Guadalajara - Cercedilla) and C-10 (Aeropuerto T-4 - Villalba) of Cercanías Madrid. It also gives service to long distance trains going to Salamanca, Ávila or Valladolid.

Bus

Collado Villalba has many bus lines, most of them connecting the town with Madrid.

  • 671: Madrid (Moncloa) - Moralzarzal
  • 672: Madrid (Moncloa) - Cerceda (through Mataelpino)
  • 672a: Madrid (Moncloa) - Cerceda
  • 673: Madrid (Moncloa) - Villalba
  • 681: Madrid (Moncloa) - Alpedrete
  • 682: Madrid (Moncloa) - Guadarrama
  • 687: Madrid (Moncloa) - Villalba (Bus Station)
  • 696: Villalba Hospital - Navacerrada
  • Night bus line 602: Madrid (Moncloa) - Villalba
  • Night bus line 603: Madrid (Moncloa) - Moralzarzal
  • Urban line 1: Train Station - Parque de La Coruña - City Center - Urbanizaciones
  • Urban line 2 (circular): Train Station - Parque de La Coruña - Health Center - Los Negrales - Train Station
  • Urban line 3: Train Station - El Gorronal - Villalba Hospital
  • Urban line 4: Train Station - Parque de La Coruña - City Center
  • Urban line 6: Train Station - Cantos Altos - City Center - Arroyo Arriba

See also

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.