Alcalá de Henares
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Summary
Alcalá de Henares is a municipality of Spain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of municipality of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,694 views/month, #48 of 5,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Community of Madrid[4]
- Country: Spain[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Henares river[6], Camarmilla River[7], Torote river[8]
- Head of government: Judit Piquet Flores[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Capital: Alcalá de Henares[11]
- Official language: Spanish[12]
- Shares border with: Anchuelo[13], Daganzo de Arriba[14], Meco[15], San Fernando de Henares[16], Torrejón de Ardoz[17], Torres de la Alameda[18], Villalbilla[19], Camarma de Esteruelas[20], Azuqueca de Henares[21], Los Santos de la Humosa[22]
- Named after: Henares river[23]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Reyes Católicos (Alcalá de Henares)[24], Chorrillo-Garena[25]
- Flag: flags of Alcalá de Henares[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Alba Iulia[27], Lublin[28], Plaza de la Revolución[29], Peterborough[30], Talence[31], Guanajuato[32], Azul[33], Lebrija[34], Montauban[35], El Toboso[36], Edchera[37]
- Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Alcalá de Henares[38]
- Postal code: E 28800-28807[39]
- Part of: Community of Madrid[40], Mancomunidad de Aguas del Sorbe[41], Q107556184[42]
- Commons category: Alcalá de Henares[43]
- Licence plate code: M[44]
- Patron saint: Justus and Pastor[45], Virgen del Val[46]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[47], UTC+02:00[48]
- Local dialing code: 91[49]
- Public holiday: October 9[50], August 6[51]
- Official website: http://www.ayto-alcaladehenares.es[52]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alcalá de Henares[53]
- Commons gallery: Alcalá de Henares[54]
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Physical Characteristics
Population counts include 204,823[55], 203,924[56], 203,686[57], 204,120[58], 204,574[59], and 203,645[60].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Alcalá de Henares include Alcalá Gate[61], a triumphal arch[62], in Spain[63], founded in 1769[64]; Alcalá Street[65], a street[66], in Spain[67]; and Alcalá City Awards[68], an award[69], in Spain[70], founded in 1970[71].
Why It Matters
Alcalá de Henares has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for it include Alcalá Gate[61], a triumphal arch[62], in Spain[63], founded in 1769[64]; Alcalá Street[65], a street[66], in Spain[67]; and Alcalá City Awards[68], an award[69], in Spain[70], founded in 1970[71].