El Espinar
El Espinar | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°43′7″N 4°14′52″W / 40.71861°N 4.24778°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Segovia |
| Municipality | El Espinar |
| Area | |
• Total | 204 km2 (79 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 9,061 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
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El Espinar is a Spanish population centre and a municipality located 65 kilometres away northwest from Madrid city centre, in the northern slope of the Sistema Central mountain range. It belongs to the province of Segovia and to the autonomous Community of Castile and León.
According to the 2024 census (INE), the municipality has 10,145 inhabitants, being 5,103 men and 5,042 women.
The municipality has four population centres that are physically separate from one another:
- El Espinar.
- San Rafael.
- La Estación de El Espinar.
- Los Ángeles de San Rafael.
The population centre of El Espinar, the oldest and the most populated one, gives the name to the entire local territory and has the municipality hall's headquarters. As of 2024, these 10,145 inhabitants are roughly distributed in the municipality as follows: 50% of population live in El Espinar, 25% in San Rafael, 15% in Los Ángeles de San Rafael and 10% in La Estación de El Espinar.