Coslada () is a city and municipality in the
autonomous community of Madrid
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in central
Spain
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. It has an area of 11.7 km
2.
The is located in Coslada, which has become a major logistics hub in the country. Due to the area's close proximity to the
Madrid–Barajas Airport
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and the Dry Port, the stretch of industrial cities from Madrid to Guadalajara along the
A-2 freeway (known as the ''Corredor del Henares'' and more recently the "golden mile" of online sales) has, since the 1990s, grown into a logistics hub, similar to
East Midlands
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in England, with the entire area now boasting 5.7 million m
2 of logistics space in total. With investment from foreign funds and ''
socimis'', the logistics sector has grown rapidly thanks to increases in internet shopping. As Coslada runs out of space, other logistics companies have started to move into nearby cities such as
Marchamalo,
San Fernando de Henares, and
Torija.
A large percentage of Coslada's population works at the airport. Most Spanish transportation and shipping companies have branch offices in Coslada; the city is host to 706 logistics companies, the most in the country.
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operates a distribution center in the city, and delivery company
Nacex opened a new distribution center in November 2018.
, the
mayor
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of Coslada is (
PSOE
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).
Demographics
Coslada has 102,890 inhabitants. There are 17,000 foreign-born inhabitants, who represent 12% of the total population. Most are Romanians, though there are also small numbers of Chinese, Latin Americans, Guineans, Vietnamese and Indians.
Location and transportation
* Coslada is located at 40,25° North, 3,32° West.
* 12 kilometres east of downtown Madrid, Coslada is part of the metropolitan area.
* The city is surrounded by other municipalities such as Madrid and
San Fernando de Henares.
* Coslada is covered and connected to the Madrid metropolitan area by the line (L7) of the
Madrid Metro
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in May 2007, local and regional bus lines, a commuter trains line (C-1,C-2 and C-7) and several major freeways (A-2 (Madrid-Barcelona), M-40,M-45,M-50) and toll highways (R-3).
Health care
The
Hospital Universitario del Henares, located in Coslada, provides medical attention to the municipality as well as to
San Fernando de Henares,
Mejorada del Campo,
Loeches and
Velilla de San Antonio.
Notable people
*
Dani Parejo, footballer
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Amaia Salamanca, actress
References
External links
Ayuntamiento de Coslada Town Hall of Coslada.
Municipalities in the Community of Madrid
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