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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.769,Lat: 40.3323
Elevation	656 meter above sea level
Local time	4:16:40am
Name province/region	Comunidad de Madrid
Name Subregion	Madrid
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Leganés

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 El Bercial	3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Fortuna	3 km	North
3 Getafe	4.5 km	SouthEast
4 Alcorcón	5.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Fuenlabrada	5.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	13 km	NorthEast
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	480 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Lisboa	Portugal	492 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Balearic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 311 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Henares, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de El Pardo (5.3 km² at a height of around 631 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 246.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 345 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (at a distance of 23 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

24.1 km2

30.6%

Urban area

42.7 km2

54.3%

Infrastructure

6 km2

7.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leganés in country Spain

Leganés at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences	Spain	11 km	NorthEast
2 Aranjuez Cultural Landscape	Spain	36 km	SouthSouthEast
3 University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares	Spain	38 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vegas, cuestas y páramos del sureste de Madrid	ES	10 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Leganés
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leganés

Type of weather in Leganés	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	07:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam