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Mejorada del Campo

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Mejorada del Campo

Total population

21,567

Elevation578 m
Land area17.21 km²
Coordinates40.40°, -3.49°

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City facts

Elevation
578 m
Area
17.21 km²
head of government
Cristina Carrascosa Serrano
Official website
www.mejoradadelcampo.es

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mejorada del Campo is a municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid.

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History & geography

History

Mejorada del Campo is first mentioned in a 1247 document, as one of the several places belonging to the personal lordship of the Bishops of Segovia south of the Sistema Central. Mejorada was incorporated to the Crown's dominions and properties in 1574.

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Geography

Latitude
40.3972
Longitude
-3.4896
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)
857,707
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36,678
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    33,707
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32,238
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    30,774
  • Spotless Starling
    Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    26,714
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    24,422
  • Monk Parakeet
    Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    22,500
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19,251

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

Earthquake history

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

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa
Spanish basketball player
Justo Gallego Martínez
Justo Gallego Martínez
Spanish church builder (1925–2021)
J
José Antonio Paraíso
Spanish basketball player
A
Antonio Guzmán Núñez
Spanish footballer
Pilar Rubio
Pilar Rubio
Spanish reporter and TV presenter
Esmeralda Moya
Esmeralda Moya
Spanish actress
Marcial Lalanda del Pino
Marcial Lalanda del Pino
Spanish matador (1903–1990)
El Chojin
El Chojin
Guinness record-breaking rapper
M
Mike Hansen
Spanish basketball player
W
Wallace Bryant
American basketball player-coach
A
Adrián Salzedo
Spanish film actor and actor
I
Iván Santos
Spanish actor
M
Método Shintaro
Spanish musician
P
Pablo Pila
Sandra Sutherland
Sandra Sutherland
Spanish television journalist
Kate Brown
Kate Brown
American politician (born 1960)

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)
367
Avg daily Wikipedia views
12
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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mejorada del Campo, 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