Madrid geography deals mainly with the geographical extents of the city and its significant topographical features. Madrid is located on the geographical coordinates of 40º 23' N and 3º 43'W. The city covers a total land area of 607 square kilometers and is located 646 meters above sea level.
Location of Madrid
The city of Madrid is located on the center of the Iberian Peninsula in the historic region of New Castile. On the west lies the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain slopes, on the east lies the river basins and on the southern boundary lies the Aranjuez. The city is divided into 21 districts for better administrative purposes and the nearby cities of Madrid include Barcelona, Segovia, Toledo, Valencia, Cuenca and Sevilla.
Mountains of Madrid
On the one hand, the city of Madrid boasts of many mountain peaks which rise above 2,000 meters, the holm oak dehesas and on the other has many low lying plains. The hills of Guadarrama are covered with
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dense forests of Scottish pine and Pyrenean oak trees.The Valle de Lozoya has a vulture colony and the world's last species of Spanish Imperial Eagle can be found at the Park Regional del Suroeste in the dehesa hills. The highest point in the city is the Penalara, reaching up to a height of 2428 meters.
Forests in Madrid
Some of the well-known forests in Madrid include:
- Embalse de Picadas
- Las Lagunas
- Vega de Aranjuez
- Monte Del Pardo
- Garganta de Patones
- Cueva del Reguerillo
- Pico Almenara
- Sierra de La Cabrera
- Pinar de Navafria
Apart from these, there are many other natural reserves in the city as well.
Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is a relatively small and yet geographically diverse city which has a rich wildlife; regarded to be the best than found in any other capital city in the world.
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