Alcalá de Henares

Alcalá de Henares
Location of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid
Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares
Coordinates: 40°28′N 3°22′W / 40.467°N 3.367°W / 40.467; -3.367
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
Founded1st century BC
Government
 • MayorJavier Rodríguez Palacios (PSOE)
Area
 • Total87.72 km2 (33.87 sq mi)
Elevation
594 m (1,949 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total193,751
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Alcalaíno -a, complutense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28801-28807
Dialing code(+34) 91
WebsiteOfficial website
Official nameUniversity and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv, vi
Reference876
Inscription1998 (22nd Session)

Alcalá de Henares is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Madrid. It has about 200,000 people. There is a university. Miguel de Cervantes, an important Spanish writer, the author of the "Don Quixote", was born there.

Flag

The flag of Alcalá de Henares (Spanish: Bandera de Alcalá de Henares) is colored red. It has a coat of arms in the center. The emblem has a diameter of three-quarters the width of the center. The ratio of the flag is 2:3.[2]

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Flag of Alcalá de Henares". Fotw. Retrieved 2024-06-23.