Meco

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Domenico Monardo, known as Meco, was an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of his band or production team. Meco is best known for his 1977 space disco version of the Star Wars theme from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; both the single and album were certified platinum in the US.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

emperador del SIR de 1556 a 1564 (1503-1564)

Catherine of Aragon

first wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)

Daniel Diges

Spanish musician and actor

M

Manuel Tena

Spanish footballer

J

Juan Ruiz

14th century Castilian poet

Nacho

Spanish association football player

A

Alberto Marcos Rey

Spanish footballer

Demetrio Lozano

Spanish handball player

R

Rafael Guijosa

Spanish handball player

Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra

Spanish playwright (1610-1686)

Carlos del Cerro Grande

Spanish football referee

Javier Calleja

Spanish footballer

G

Gabriel Díaz Bessón

Spanish composer

J

Juan Páez de Castro

Spanish Jesuit Priest and confessor to King Philip II of Spain

Pedro Obiang

Equatorial Guinean association football player (born 1992)

D

Diego López de Cogolludo

Spanish historian of Mexico (1613-1665)

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

Nearby places in Madrid

• Camarma de Esteruelas
  2.7 mi away · pop. 7,177
• Fresno de Torote
  5.1 mi away · pop. 2
• Los Santos de la Humosa
  5.2 mi away · pop. 2,885
• Valdeavero
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,411
• Alcalá de Henares
  5.3 mi away · pop. 202,346
• Serracines
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,776
• Daganzo de Arriba
  6.8 mi away · pop. 10,758
• Anchuelo
  6.9 mi away · pop. 1,386
• Santorcaz
  7.5 mi away · pop. 961
• Ajalvir
  8.1 mi away · pop. 5,004
• Ribatejada
  8.5 mi away · pop. 652
• Villalbilla
  8.5 mi away · pop. 2,393

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Meco

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Leafhopper Assassin Bug

Zelus renardii

Seen 2026-09-20

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-09-20

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Seen 2026-09-20

Yellow Bridal Broom

Retama sphaerocarpa

Seen 2026-09-20

Pallid Big-headed Ant

Pheidole pallidula

Seen 2026-09-20

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-20

Kermes oak

Quercus coccifera

Seen 2026-09-20

rough-leaved phlomis

Phlomis herba-venti

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).