About Móstoles / Villaviciosa, Madrid

Móstoles is the second-largest city in population belonging to the autonomous community of Madrid. Móstoles was for a long time only a small village, but expanded rapidly in the twentieth century.
 
To some extent it is a dormitory suburb of Madrid, but it has "polígonos" (industrial estates). The city also hosts the main campus of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
 
* Area: 45 km²
* 206.275 inhabitants (INE 2008)
* Migration: 22,627 inhabitants born outside Spain, which represents 10.8% of the total population
* Population density: 4649,5/km²
* Inhabitants of Móstoles are called mostoleños.
 
Móstoles location and transportation:
 
* Móstoles is situated at 40º 20' North, 3º 52' West.
* 18 kilometres southwest from central Madrid, Móstoles is part of the metropolitan area.
* The city is surrounded by other municipalities such as Villaviciosa de Odón, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Arroyomolinos, Moraleja de Enmedio and Navalcarnero.
* Móstoles is connected to other suburbs and to central Madrid by the Metrosur line (line 12, Madrid Metro), a commuter train line (line C-5 Cercanías Madrid), local and regional bus lines and several major freeways (A-5 (Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon), M-50) and toll highways (R-5).
 
Villaviciosa de Odón is a municipality in the western zone of the Community of Madrid in Spain. The city is located 15 km west Madrid's city center, in the western zone of the metro area. Located within the city is the Spanish Air Force Museum and the Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM).
 
Villaviciosa quiet lifestyle and its proximity to Madrid propagated a great urbanization development during the end of the 20th century. Also because of the proximity of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, it has become a university city with a well developed student residential zone and entretainment.
 
 
Móstoles, see Wikipedia (last visited Feb. 16, 2009).
Villaviciosa de Odón, see Wikipedia (last visited Feb. 16, 2009).








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