Map of Colmenar Viejo, Spain

Colmenar Viejo is a city in Madrid, Spain, with a population of about 43,700. It lies at 40.6591°N, 3.7676°W. Colmenar Viejo is about 28 km (17 mi) north of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tres Cantos, 8 km to the southeast.

Colmenar Viejo at a glance

Where is Colmenar Viejo?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 15 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Colmenar Viejo

• Tres Cantos — 8 km southeast
• Alcobendas — 16 km southeast
• San Sebastián de los Reyes — 17 km southeast
• Collado-Villalba — 20 km west
• Las Rozas de Madrid — 21 km southwest
• Majadahonda — 22 km southwest
• Chamartín — 23 km south
• Pozuelo de Alarcón — 25 km south
• Ciudad Lineal — 26 km south
• Madrid — 28 km south

Largest cities in Madrid

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Ciudad Lineal — 228,171
• Móstoles — 207,095
• Alcalá de Henares — 193,751
• Fuenlabrada — 190,496
• Leganés — 188,425
• Alcorcón — 172,384
• Chamartín — 140,000
• Torrejón de Ardoz — 118,162
• Alcobendas — 116,037

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.