Map of Leganés, Spain

Leganés is a city in Madrid, Spain, with a population of about 188,425. It lies at 40.3272°N, 3.7635°W. Leganés is about 11 km (7 mi) southwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fuenlabrada, 5 km to the southwest.

Leganés at a glance

Where is Leganés?

• The 34th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The 6th largest city in Madrid on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 17 min on the shortest day to 15 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Leganés

• Fuenlabrada — 5 km southwest
• Alcorcón — 6 km west
• Móstoles — 9 km west
• Parla — 10 km south
• Pinto — 11 km southeast
• Madrid — 11 km northeast
• Pozuelo de Alarcón — 12 km north
• Boadilla del Monte — 13 km northwest
• Ciudad Lineal — 16 km northeast
• Chamartín — 17 km northeast

Largest cities in Madrid

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Ciudad Lineal — 228,171
• Móstoles — 207,095
• Alcalá de Henares — 193,751
• Fuenlabrada — 190,496
• 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.