Local time
Sun, 8:33 AM GMT+2Europe/MadridCityCapital
Madrid
40.40° N, 3.69° W
- Population
- 5,567,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 49
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 49 cities of Spain in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Spain, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Madrid, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Madrid have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Its meaning and origin are unclear. The first recorded mention, in 932 CE, calls a small Moorish fort "Majerit"; some trace the modern-day name to the Roman era, with Latin "materia" ("materials") as a possible source.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person