Manzanares el Real
Manzanares el Real | |
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Castle of the Mendoza in Manzanares el Real | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′38″N 3°51′40″W / 40.72722°N 3.86111°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Comarca | Cuenca Alta del Manzanares |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Luis Labrador Vioque |
| Area | |
• Total | 128.4 km2 (49.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 908 m (2,979 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 8,597 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Manzanariegos/as |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Manzanares el Real is a town in the north of the autonomous Community of Madrid. It is located at the foot of La Pedriza, a part of the Sierra de Guadarrama, and next to the embalse de Santillana (the Santillana reservoir). In 2020, the town had 8,936 inhabitants.