University City of Madrid

The University City of Madrid, also called the Campus de Moncloa, is a complex in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid, Spain, that holds buildings of two universities and several related organizations.

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Type: University
Description: campus in Madrid, Spain
Also known as: “Campus de Moncloa”, “Ciudad Universitaria”, and “Conjunto Histórico de la Ciudad Universitaria”
Address: Madrid, 28040

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ciudad Universitaria and Plaza de Menéndez Pelayo.

Ciudad Universitaria

Metro station

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Ciudad Universitaria is a station on Line 6 of the Madrid Metro, located beneath Complutense avenue in the Ciudad Universitaria ward in the Moncloa-Aravaca district in fare Zone A. Ciudad Universitaria is situated 320 metres southeast of University City of Madrid.

Plaza de Menéndez Pelayo

Park

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Plaza de Menéndez Pelayo is a park, which is situated 420 metres northwest of University City of Madrid.

Estadio Nacional Complutense

Stadium

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The Estadio Nacional Complutense is a rugby union stadium in the Spanish capital Madrid and located on the main campus of the Complutense University of Madrid. Estadio Nacional Complutense is situated 1 km south of University City of Madrid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moncloa and Vallehermoso.

Moncloa

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Moncloa-Aravaca is a district in western Madrid. It includes several university campuses, the Argüelles neighbourhood and the huge Casa de Campo park.

Vallehermoso

Quarter

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Vallehermoso is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Chamberí. It has an area of 1.068709 km2. As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 20,480.

Gaztambide

Quarter

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Gaztambide is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Chamberí. It has an area of 0.506596 km2. As of 1 February 2021, it has a population of 23,038.

University City of Madrid

Categories: historic grouping, campus, and education
Location: Moncloa - Aravaca, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.44625° or 40° 26′ 47″ north

Longitude

-3.7285° or 3° 43′ 43″ west

Open location code

8CGRC7WC+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30648317

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=university

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=education

Wikidata ID

Q49101402

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“University City of Madrid” goes by many names.

Chinese: “马德里大学城”
French: “Cité universitaire de Madrid”
Italian: “Città universitaria di Madrid”
Portuguese: “Cidade Universitária de Madrid”
Slovenian: “Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid”
Slovenian: “Conjunto Histórico de la Ciudad Universitaria”
Slovenian: “Univerzitetno mesto Madrid”
Slovenian: “Zgodovinski sklop univerzitetnega mesta”
Spanish: “Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid”
Spanish: “Conjunto Histórico de la Ciudad Universitaria”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jardín Pinar del Arroyo de Cantarranas and Museo de la Farmacia Hispana.

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