Manzanares el Real

Manzanares el Real
Castle of the Mendoza in Manzanares el Real
Manzanares el Real
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°43′38″N 3°51′40″W / 40.72722°N 3.86111°W / 40.72722; -3.86111
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
ComarcaCuenca Alta del Manzanares
Government
  MayorJosé Luis Labrador Vioque
Area
  Total
128.4 km2 (49.6 sq mi)
Elevation
908 m (2,979 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
8,597
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
DemonymManzanariegos/as
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial 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.