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 showing the region (Road Network)
