Madrid : Identification of metropolitan area

Description of metropolitan area

Madrid is the capital of Spain located in the centre. Madrid has together with 178 surrounding municipalities a regional Parliament and Government, ‘Comunidad de Madrid’ :

  • Madrid City (Zone A),
  • The metropolitan ring, consisting of closely linked mediumsized and large municipalities, located in the metropolitan area immediately around the city of Madrid (B rings),
  • The regional ring, consisting of a number of small and mediumsized municipalities (C rings).

Main figures

  MAIN CITY TOTAL METROPOLITAN AREA
Surface 606,4 km2 8.025,74 km2
Population (2018) 3.33 m inhab 6.78 m inhab
Employment (year 2018) 1.704 m jobs 2.8 m jobs
GDP/inh (year 2019)   30,836 €/inhab

Map of the region (Madrid community)

Map of the region (Madrid community)
Map of the region (Madrid community)

Map showing the region (Road Network)

Map showing the region (Road Network)
Map showing the region (Road Network)