Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
🇪🇸 Villanueva de la Cañada is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 30 km north-west from Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 34.92 km². Geographically, it sits on a large plain, in which there are several promontories, on one of which is found the castle of Aulencia its main landmark. The ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre lies close to the former, on the Guadarrama riverfront. Villafranca del Castillo a well-off urban area detached from the main nucleus, is located within the municipal bounds. Villanueva de la Cañada hosts the main campus of the Alfonso X El Sabio University as well as the Aquópolis waterpark.
Geography Villanueva de la Cañada is watered by the rivers Guadarrama and Aulencia, as well as various streams. The latter joins eventually the Guadarrama, which flows in turn into the Tajo.
Geologically, its limits form part of the depression of the Tajo and it is defined by the existence of many alluvial fields, with an average elevation of 652 metres.
It borders Valdemorillo and Villanueva del Pardillo to the North, Majadahonda, Boadilla del Monte and Villaviciosa de Odón to the East, Brunete to the South and borders Quijorna to the West.
Transport: Road The municipal limits of Villanueva de la Cañada are crossed by the following major roads: • M-600: joining San Lorenzo de El Escorial with Navalcarnero; • M-503: joining Villanueva de la Cañada with the M-50 and M-500 (carretera de Castilla); • M-513: joining Brunete with the M-50, passing through Guadamonte; • M-521: joining Villanueva de la Cañada with Quijorna.
Transport: Public Villanueva de la Cañada is connected by several coach lines: • 530: Navalcarnero-Villanueva de la Cañada; • 575: Boadilla del Monte-Brunete (via Guadamonte); • 581: Madrid (intercambiador de Príncipe Pío)-Villaviciosa de Odón-Brunete- Villanueva de la Cañada-Quijorna; • 623: Madrid (intercambiador de Moncloa)-Las Rozas de Madrid – Villafranca del Castillo; • 626: Las Rozas de Madrid-Majadahonda-Villanueva de la Cañada; • 627: Madrid (intercambiador de Moncloa)-Villanueva de la Cañada-Brunete; • 669: San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Villanueva de la Cañada.
Education Lycée Molière de Villanueva de la Cañada , a French international school, is in the city.
Europe/Madrid/Madrid
Villanueva de la Cañada has a population of over 21,000 people. Villanueva de la Cañada also forms part of the wider Madrid metropolitan area which has a population of over 6,641,649 people. Villanueva de la Cañada is situated 30 km north-west of the centre of Madrid.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Villanueva de la Cañada has links with:
🇺🇸 La Cañada Flintridge, USA 🇫🇷 Le Vésinet, France 🇲🇽 Metepec, Mexico 🏴 Royston, England🇪🇸 Torrejón de Ardoz 40.459
🇪🇸 Majadahonda 40.467
🇪🇸 Alcalá de Henares 40.481
🇺🇸 Bloomington 40.483
🇪🇸 Pozuelo de Alarcón 40.441
🇪🇸 Gaztambide 40.433
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh 40.433
🇺🇸 West Lafayette 40.433
🇲🇦 Al Hoceima -3.936
🏴 North Lanarkshire -3.922
🇪🇸 Ciudad Real -3.917
🇨🇮 Port-Bouet -3.9
🇪🇸 Las Rozas de Madrid -3.873
🇪🇸 Boadilla del Monte -3.867
🇪🇸 Majadahonda -3.867
🏴 Motherwell -3.985
🇨🇮 Treichville -4.014
🇪🇸 Torrelavega -4.049
🏴 Barnstaple -4.06
🏴 Aberystwyth -4.085
🇫🇷 Châteaulin -4.091
Locations Near: Villanueva de la Cañada -3.98333,40.45
🇪🇸 Las Rozas de Madrid -3.873,40.492 d: 10.4
🇪🇸 Majadahonda -3.867,40.467 d: 10
🇪🇸 Boadilla del Monte -3.867,40.4 d: 11.3
🇪🇸 Pozuelo de Alarcón -3.815,40.441 d: 14.3
🇪🇸 Móstoles -3.865,40.323 d: 17.3
🇪🇸 Alcorcón -3.824,40.351 d: 17.4
🇪🇸 Leganés -3.765,40.328 d: 22.9
🇪🇸 Fuenlabrada -3.793,40.283 d: 24.6
🇪🇸 Gaztambide -3.7,40.433 d: 24
Antipodal to: Villanueva de la Cañada 176.017,-40.45
🇳🇿 Palmerston North 175.61,-40.357 d: 19979.1
🇳🇿 Masterton 175.664,-40.95 d: 19952
🇳🇿 Whanganui 175.05,-39.932 d: 19914.8
🇳🇿 Hastings 176.843,-39.645 d: 19901.2
🇳🇿 Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 19903.8
🇳🇿 Napier 176.9,-39.505 d: 19885.8
🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19889.3
🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19889.3
🇳🇿 Porirua 174.84,-41.131 d: 19890.4
🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 19875