Alcobendas

Alcobendas
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Alcobendas
Coordinates: 40°32′N 3°38′W / 40.533°N 3.633°W / 40.533; -3.633
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Community of Madrid
Founded	Around 1208
Government
• Mayor	Rafael Sánchez Acera (2019) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	44.98 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	116,037
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Alcobendense or alcobendano
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28100, 28108, 28109
Website	Official website

Alcobendas (Spanish pronunciation: [alkoˈβendas]) is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid.

It forms an urban continuum with the neighbouring municipality of San Sebastián de los Reyes. The affluent residential area of La Moraleja lies within the municipal limits, segregated from the main urban nucleus by the A-1 highway. The municipality features the Valdelatas nature reserve and a light industrial estate. It also houses a basketball museum organised by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation where the FIBA Hall of Fame is located.

Once a working-class area, Alcobendas has become one of the most economically affluent municipalities in the Madrid metropolitan area.