Map of Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Alcalá de Henares is a city in Madrid, Spain, with a population of about 193,751. It lies at 40.4821°N, 3.3600°W. Alcalá de Henares is about 30 km (19 mi) east of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Torrejón de Ardoz, 10 km to the west.

Alcalá de Henares at a glance

Where is Alcalá de Henares?

• The 32nd largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Madrid on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Alcalá de Henares

• Torrejón de Ardoz — 10 km west
• Azuqueca de Henares — 12 km northeast
• San Fernando de Henares — 16 km southwest
• Coslada — 18 km west
• Arganda — 21 km south
• Rivas-Vaciamadrid — 22 km southwest
• Guadalajara — 23 km northeast
• San Sebastián de los Reyes — 24 km west
• Alcobendas — 25 km west
• Ciudad Lineal — 25 km west

Largest cities in Madrid

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Ciudad Lineal — 228,171
• Móstoles — 207,095
• Fuenlabrada — 190,496
• Leganés — 188,425
• Alcorcón — 172,384
• Chamartín — 140,000
• Torrejón de Ardoz — 118,162
• Alcobendas — 116,037
• Parla — 115,611

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.