Fuenlabrada

Municipality

Fuenlabrada

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Fuenlabrada

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 40°17′00″N 3°48′00″W / 40.28333°N 3.80000°WCoordinates: 40°17′00″N 3°48′00″W / 40.28333°N 3.80000°W

Madrid metropolitan area

Government

• Mayor

Manuel Robles Delgado (PSOE)

Area

• Total

39.41 km² (15.22 sq mi)

Elevation

664 m (2,178 ft)

Population (2009)

• Total

197,836

• Density

5,000/km² (13,000/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

28940-28947

Official language(s)

Spanish

Website

www.ayto-fuenlabrada.es

Fuenlabrada (Spanish pronunciation: [fwenlaˈβɾaða]) is a city and municipality in the Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain. It is to the southwest of the region, 22.5 km from the capital, and had a population of 197,836 in 2009. The name probably has its origin in Fuente Labrada (Spanish for "carved fountain").

Fuenlabrada witnessed a dramatic population explosion in the 1980s, due to large scale immigration of young workers coming from the capital city and other agrarian regions (chiefly Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia and Galicia) seeking affordable prices in housing. By 1975, the municipality had already reached a population of 18,442. Foreign workers have also settled in the city, most of them coming from Latin America, Africa, the Maghreb, China and Romania. Famous people from Fuenlabrada include Spain and Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres, and goalkeeper Roberto.

Origins

The first news about Fuenlabrada came out 200 years later after its founding because of an ambitious project promoted by Philip II of Spain. All the cities, towns and villages received a royal order by which they were obliged to answer an extensive questionnaire about everything related to history, geography, economics, demography, customs... It is all about the historic-geographic relations of all the villages of Spain. With the many pieces of information gathered by that questionnaire an accurate report of Fuenlabrada was created in the 16th century.

Transport

Roads

The city is linked with the M-50, A-42, M-506, M-407 and M-409 highways. It is connected as well to the neighbouring towns of Humanes de Madrid and Moraleja de Enmedio through the M-413 and M-405 local roads, respectively.

Metro

Fuenlabrada has good transport connections with Madrid, Móstoles, Getafe, Alcorcón and Leganés through the Madrid Metro line 12 (also known as Metrosur -South Metro Network-), including five stations:

Loranca.
Hospital de Fuenlabrada.
Parque Europa.
Fuenlabrada Central (Transfer with Fuenlabrada Cercanías station).
Parque de los Estados.

Railway

Fuenlabrada is connected to Madrid via the Cercanías Madrid line C-5, a commuter train service, having two stations:

Fuenlabrada (Transfer with Fuenlabrada Central metro station).
La Serna.

Fuenlabrada Central Railway (and Metro) Station.

Education

Primary and Secondary education

Fuenlabrada has 33 kindergarten and daycare centers, 50 primary schools and 15 secondary schools.

Higher education

The Universidad Rey Juan Carlos has a campus in the city, housing the faculties of communication sciences, telecommunications engineering, tourism, business administration, among other courses.

The UNED (National Open University) also has a branch here.

Sports

The city is home to ACB basketball team Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, currently relegated to the second tier division (ULEB). It is one of the foremost teams, having competed in the top flight division of Spanish basketball for several years. Their home games are played at Fernando Martín sports centre, which has a capacity of 5,700.

CF Fuenlabrada is the local football team, playing in 2ª División B (third tier in Spanish league). Their current coach is famous former striker Fernando Morientes. They play as home team at the Fernando Torres stadium, inaugurated by the footballer himself on September 1, 2011. The stadium has a capacity of 2,500.

Famous people

Fernando Torres was born in Fuenlabrada on March 20, 1984.

Roberto was born in Fuenlabrada on February 10, 1986

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fuenlabrada.

Official website of Fuenlabrada

Municipalities of the Madrid Metropolitan Area

3,000,000+	Madrid

200,000+	Alcalá de Henares Móstoles

150,000+	Alcorcón Fuenlabrada Getafe Leganés

100,000+	Alcobendas Coslada Parla Torrejón de Ardoz

50,000+	Boadilla del Monte Las Rozas de Madrid Majadahonda Pozuelo de Alarcón Rivas-Vaciamadrid San Sebastián de los Reyes Valdemoro

25,000+	Pinto San Fernando de Henares Tres Cantos Villaviciosa de Odón

Municipalities of the Community of Madrid

3,000,000+	Madrid

200,000+	Alcalá de Henares Móstoles

150,000+	Alcorcón Fuenlabrada Getafe Leganés

100,000+	Alcobendas Coslada Parla Torrejón de Ardoz

50,000+	Aranjuez Arganda del Rey Boadilla del Monte Collado Villalba Las Rozas de Madrid Majadahonda Pozuelo de Alarcón Rivas-Vaciamadrid San Sebastián de los Reyes Valdemoro

25,000+	Colmenar Viejo Galapagar Navalcarnero Pinto San Fernando de Henares Tres Cantos Villaviciosa de Odón

under 25,000	La Acebeda Ajalvir Alameda del Valle El Álamo Aldea del Fresno Algete Alpedrete Ambite Anchuelo Arroyomolinos El Atazar Batres Becerril de la Sierra Belmonte de Tajo El Berrueco Berzosa del Lozoya El Boalo Braojos Brea de Tajo Brunete Buitrago del Lozoya Bustarviejo Cabanillas de la Sierra La Cabrera Cadalso de los Vidrios Camarma de Esteruelas Campo Real Canencia Carabaña Casarrubuelos Cenicientos Cercedilla Cervera de Buitrago Chapinería Chinchón Ciempozuelos Cobeña Collado Mediano Colmenar de Oreja Colmenar del Arroyo Colmenarejo Corpa Cubas de la Sagra El Escorial Estremera Fresnedillas de la Oliva Fresno de Torote Fuente el Saz de Jarama Fuentidueña de Tajo Garganta de los Montes Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago Gascones Griñón Guadalix de la Sierra Guadarrama La Hiruela Horcajo de la Sierra Horcajuelo de la Sierra Hoyo de Manzanares Loeches Lozoya Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias Madarcos Manzanares el Real Meco Miraflores de la Sierra El Molar Los Molinos Mejorada del Campo Montejo de la Sierra Moraleja de Enmedio Moralzarzal Morata de Tajuña Navacerrada Navalafuente Navalagamella Navarredonda y San Mamés Navas del Rey Nuevo Baztán Olmeda de las Fuentes Orusco de Tajuña Paracuellos de Jarama Pedrezuela Pelayos de la Presa Perales de Tajuña Pezuela de las Torres Pinilla del Valle Piñuécar-Gandullas Pozuelo del Rey Prádena del Rincón Puebla de la Sierra Puentes Viejas Quijorna Rascafría Redueña Ribatejada Robledillo de la Jara Robledo de Chavela Robregordo Rozas de Puerto Real San Agustín del Guadalix San Lorenzo de El Escorial San Martín de la Vega San Martín de Valdeiglesias Santa María de la Alameda Santorcaz Los Santos de la Humosa La Serna del Monte Serranillos del Valle Sevilla la Nueva Somosierra Soto del Real Talamanca de Jarama Tielmes Titulcia Torrejón de la Calzada Torrejón de Velasco Torrelaguna Torrelodones Torremocha de Jarama Torres de la Alameda Valdaracete Valdeavero Valdelaguna Valdemanco Valdemaqueda Valdemorillo Valdeolmos-Alalpardo Valdepiélagos Valdetorres de Jarama Valdilecha Valverde de Alcalá El Vellón Venturada Villa del Prado Villaconejos Villalbilla Villamanrique de Tajo Villamanta Villamantilla Villanueva de la Cañada Villanueva del Pardillo Villanueva de Perales Villar del Olmo Villarejo de Salvanés Villavieja del Lozoya Zarzalejo

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