Collado Villalba (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈʎaðo βiˈʎalβa]) is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located 40.3 kilometres north-west of the city of Madrid, at an altitude of 917 meters above sea level. It has a population of 64,263 (2022), with a population density of about 2,400 per km2. Collado Villalba has a hot summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa).
Collado Villalba
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Coordinates: 40°38′00″N 4°00′30″W / 40.63333°N 4.00833°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
Province | Madrid |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mariola Vargas (Partido Popular) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 917 m (3,009 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 63,074 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Villalbinos/as |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28400 |
Area code | 34 (Spain) + 91 (Madrid) |
Website | Official website |
Collado Villalba has its own train station, which gives service to lines C-3a (Aranjuez - El Escorial - Santa María de la Alameda), C-8 (Guadalajara - Cercedilla) and C-10 (Aeropuerto T-4 - Villalba) of Cercanías Madrid. It also gives service to long distance trains going to Salamanca, Ávila or Valladolid.
Collado Villalba has many bus lines, most of them connecting the town with Madrid.