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Algete

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Algete

Total population

15,666

Coordinates40.60°, -3.50°

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City facts

Overview

Algete is a town and municipality in central Spain. It lies in the comarca de Alcalá in the autonomous community of the Community of Madrid. It had a population of 20,767 in 2022. Algete is 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the capital.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
40.5961
Longitude
-3.4974
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
352,160
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    13,592
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    12,943
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10,487
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    10,111
  • Spotless Starling
    Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    9,815
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,365
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6,813
  • Red Kite
    Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,791

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
17
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2007-06-07

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Madrid

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,717

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
199
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Algete, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API