Community of Madrid, Spain

With 7,137,031 people on January 1, 2025, the Community of Madrid ranks 1st by population and 31st by area among Spain’s 50 provinces. Since 2015 it has gained 700,035 people (11%). Density is 2,303 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.

The capital, Madrid, has 3,506,730 residents, 49% of the region. Next come Móstoles (214,817), Alcalá de Henares (203,208), and Leganés (195,734).

Of its 179 municipalities (the 23rd most of any province), 42 have fewer than 1,000 people. The smallest by population is Madarcos, with 69, and the largest by area is Madrid, at 234 sq mi.

The capital, Madrid, sits 2,116 ft (645 m) above sea level, the 15th highest of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities.

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in the Community of Madrid is Peñalara, at 7,966 ft (2,428 m), in the Sierra de Guadarrama, on the border with Segovia. It’s 33 mi from the capital in a straight line and 5,850 ft higher.

Besides the capital, 23 cities over 50,000 people have their own elevation page: Collado Villalba (3,005 ft), Colmenar Viejo (2,871 ft), Majadahonda (2,425 ft), Tres Cantos (2,418 ft), Alcorcón (2,333 ft), Las Rozas de Madrid (2,323 ft), Pozuelo de Alarcón (2,270 ft), Alcobendas (2,257 ft), Boadilla del Monte (2,241 ft), San Sebastián de los Reyes (2,221 ft), Fuenlabrada (2,211 ft), Móstoles (2,159 ft), Leganés (2,129 ft), Parla (2,126 ft), Getafe (2,047 ft), Coslada (2,034 ft), Arganda del Rey (2,024 ft), Pinto (1,991 ft), Valdemoro (1,978 ft), Alcalá de Henares (1,923 ft), Torrejón de Ardoz (1,923 ft), Rivas-Vaciamadrid (1,847 ft), and Aranjuez (1,627 ft).

Peaks with a page in the Community of Madrid or on its border: Peñalara (7,966 ft), Cabeza de Hierro Mayor (7,805 ft), and Peña Cebollera (6,978 ft).