Manzanares el Real

Manzanares el Real
Municipality
Castle of the Mendoza in Manzanares el Real
Flag Coat of arms
Manzanares el Real Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°43′38″N 3°51′40″W / 40.72722°N 3.86111°W / 40.72722; -3.86111
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Community of Madrid
Comarca	Cuenca Alta del Manzanares
Government
• Mayor	José Luis Labrador Vioque
Area
• Total	128.4 km2 (49.6 sq mi)
Elevation	908 m (2,979 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	8,597
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Manzanariegos/as
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Manzanares el Real is a town in the north of the autonomous Community of Madrid. It is located at the foot of La Pedriza, a part of the Sierra de Guadarrama, and next to the embalse de Santillana (the Santillana reservoir). In 2020, the town had 8,936 inhabitants.^[2]