Map of Madrid, Spain

Madrid is the capital of Spain, with a population of about 3,255,944. It lies at 40.4165°N, 3.7026°W. The nearest city on our map is Ciudad Lineal, 5 km to the northeast.

Madrid at a glance

Where is Madrid?

• The largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 17 min on the shortest day to 15 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Madrid

• Ciudad Lineal — 5 km northeast
• Chamartín — 6 km northeast
• Pozuelo de Alarcón — 10 km west
• Leganés — 11 km southwest
• Coslada — 12 km east
• Alcorcón — 13 km southwest
• San Fernando de Henares — 14 km east
• Boadilla del Monte — 15 km west
• Alcobendas — 15 km north
• Majadahonda — 16 km northwest

Largest cities in Madrid

• 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
• Parla — 115,611

Largest cities in Spain

• 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
• Bilbao — 347,342

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Other places named Madrid

• Madrid — Cundinamarca, Colombia

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.