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Coslada is a city of autonomous community of Madrid. As of 2007, the mayor of Coslada is Angel Viveros Gutierrez (PSOE).
In Coslada there is located the Dry Port of the Community of Madrid, which turns her into a strategic point. The majority of the companies of transport of important commodity that operate in Spain have branch in Coslada. Another Coslada's great economic assets are its proximity with the International Airport of Barajas, where a great part of its population works.
[edit] Area and Population
- Area: 12 km²
- 102,890 inhabitants.
- Migration: 17,000 inhabitants born outside Spain, which represents 12% of the total population. Mostly Romanians, though there are also small numbers of Chinese, Latin Americans, Guineans, Vietnamese and Indians.
- Population density: 6,907.8/km²
- Inhabitants of Coslada are called Cosladeños.
[edit] Location and Transportation
- Coslada is situated at 40,25° North, 3,32° West.
- 12 kilometres southwest from Downtown Madrid, Coslada is part of the metropolitan area.
- The city is surrounded by other municipalities such as Madrid, San Fernando de Henares.
- Coslada is covered and connected to the Madrid metropolitan area by the line (L7) of the Madrid Metro in may of 2007, local and regional bus lines, a commuter trains line (C-1,C-2 and C-7) and several major freeways (A-2 (Madrid-Barcelona), M-40,M-45,M-50) and toll highways (R-3).
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Coordinates: 40°19′N, 3°51′W
