Alcalá de Henares

Alcalá de Henares
Municipality
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Alcalá de Henares Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°28′N 3°22′W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Madrid
Province	Madrid
Comarca	Alcalá
Foondit	Pre-Roman
Govrenment
• Alcalde	Javier Bello (PP)
Area
• Total	87.72 km2 (33.87 sq mi)
Elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	203,924
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Complutense Alcalaíno/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28801-28807
Dialin code	(+34) 91
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Alcalá de Henares (Spaingie pronunciation: [alkaˈla ðe eˈnaɾes]), meanin Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spaingie ceety whose historical centre is ane o UNESCO's Warld Heritage Steids. The ceety staunds oot for its rich airchaeology an wis ane o the first bishoprics foondit in Spain. Locatit in the Autonomous Commonty o Madrid, 35 kilometre (22 mile) northeast o the ceety o Madrid, at an altitude of 588 m (1,929 ft) abuin sea level, it has a population o aroond 200,000. Locally, the ceety is generally kent simply as "Alcalá", but "de Henares" is appendit when needit tae differentiate it frae a dozen Spaingie ceeties sharin the name Alcalá (frae the Arabic wird al-qal'a القلعة for fortification or citadel). The Laitin name, Complutum, is sometimes uised. The ceety is the caipital o its namesake region, Comarca de Alcalá.

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Spain

Twin touns – Sister ceeties

Alcalá de Henares, as the birthplace o Catherine o Aragon, is twinned wi the Inglis ceety o Peterborough in Ingland, her feenal restin-place. Alcalá de Henares is also twinned wi:

Alba Iulia, Romanie Fort Collins, USA Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Lublin, Poland

Peterborough, Unitit Kinrick San Diego, USA Talence, Fraunce