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| Province: | Madrid |
| Autonomous Community: | Madrid |
| Location: | 40.019/40°2'11' N lat. 3.17/3°37'3' W long. |
| Area: | 189'13 km² |
| Population: | 48,139 (2005) |
| Population density: | 254'52 inhabitants/km² |
| Elevation: | 494 m |
| Postal code: | 28300 |
| Name of habitants: | Ribereño (usual), Arancetano (very rare) |
| Website: | www.aranjuez.es |
Aranjuez is a town in the southern part of the Autonomous Community of Madrid in central Spain and lies 48 km south of the city of Madrid. It is located at the confluence of the Tagus and Jarama rivers. The municipality of Aranjuez has a population of 48,139 (February 2005), 23,545 are males and 24,594 are females. It is located 48 km from Toledo.
Aranjuez is known for the Palacio Real de Aranjuez, a royal residence, and its vast gardens. The strawberries of Aranjuez are also famous throughout Spain; they are shipped by the carload to Madrid every day during their season. Internationally, Aranjuez has become known through the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo. Upon his death he was buried in the town's cemetery.
The city of Aranjuez is divided into the following districts: Centro, Vergel, Olivas, Las Aves, Nuevo Aranjuez, Foso, Moreras and La Montaña. Since 2003, Aranjuez has been governed by Mayor Jesús Miguel Dionisio Ballesteros, of the Socialist Party.
The main pillars of the local economy are hotels and tourism. Aranjuez has always been an attractive city for tourists thanks, among other reasons, to the Royal Palace, the gardens, the Tagus river and the landscapes. In 2001 this city was designated as World Heritage Cultural Landscape by Unesco, and since then, tourism has kept on increasing. Much money was spent in order to beautify Aranjuez and many pubs and restaurants were opened (from 2001 to 2004 their number increased 22%). In 2005 a large casino was opened in the city and in 2007 the Tagus Hospital should be finished.
Aranjuez is located in the fertile plain of the Tagus river, and the soil is suitable for growing wheat and other cereals. There are also horticulture plantations (asparagus and strawberries), both irrigated and dry products, vines and melons, which are also typical of the neighbouring region of Castilla-La Mancha.
The proximity to Madrid and the good communications by road and rail made Aranjuez a suitable location for industry: detergents, mechanical construction, computer and electrical material, photographic materials, pharmaceutical products, paints and varnishes, sugar refineries, oil mills.
In recent decades, the sugar refinery and the Agfa photographic factory have closed. Cortefiel (garment company) plans to build a factory in Aranjuez in the next few years.
The majority of the industries are located to the west of the railway station or in the "Gonzalo Chacón" industrial park, in the south. The main existing industries are:
| Municipalities of the Madrid Metropolitan Area | |
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| Ajalvir · Alcalá de Henares · Alcobendas · Alcorcón · Algete · Aranjuez · Arganda del Rey · Boadilla del Monte · Brunete · Ciempozuelos · Cobeña · Collado Villalba · Colmenar Viejo · Coslada · Fuenlabrada · Galapagar · Getafe · Hoyo del Manzanares · Humanes de Madrid · Las Rozas de Madrid · Leganés · Madrid · Majadahonda · Mejorada del Campo · Móstoles · Paracuellos de Jarama · Parla · Pinto · Pozuelo de Alarcón · Rivas-Vaciamadrid · San Agustín de Guadalix · San Fernando de Henares · San Martín de la Vega · San Sebastián de los Reyes · Torrejón de Ardoz · Torrelodones · Tres Cantos · Valdemoro · Velilla de San Antonio · Villanueva de la Cañada · Villaviciosa de Odón | |
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| La Acebeda · Ajalvir · El Álamo · Alcalá de Henares · Alcobendas · Alcorcón · Aldea del Fresno · Algete · Alpedrete · Ambite · Anchuelo · Aranjuez · Arganda del Rey · Arroyomolinos · El Atazar · Batres · Becerril de la Sierra · Belmonte de Tajo · El Berrueco · Berzosa del Lozoya · Boadilla del Monte · Braojos · Brea de Tajo · Brunete · Buitrago del Lozoya · Bustarviejo · Cabanillas de la Sierra · La Cabrera · Cadalso de los Vidrios · Camarma de Esteruelas · Canencia · Carabaña · Casarrubuelos · Cenicientos · Cercedilla · Cervera de Buitrago · Chapinería · Chinchón · Ciempozuelos · Collado Mediano · Collado Villalba · Colmenar de Oreja · Colmenar del Arroyo · Colmenar Viejo · Colmenarejo · Corpa · Coslada · Cubas de la Sagra · El Escorial · Estremera · Fresnedillas de la Oliva · Fresno de Torote · Fuenlabrada · Fuente el Saz de Jarama · Fuentidueña de Tajo · Galapagar · Garganta de los Montes · Gascones · Getafe · Griñón · Guadalix de la Sierra · Guadarrama · La Hiruela · Horcajo de la Sierra · Horcajuelo de la Sierra · Hoyo de Manzanares · Leganés · Loeches · Lozoya · Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias · Madarcos · Madrid · Majadahonda · Manzanares el Real · Meco · Miraflores de la Sierra · El Molar · Los Molinos · Montejo de la Sierra · Moraleja de Enmedio · Moralzarzal · Morata de Tajuña · Móstoles · Navacerrada · Navalagamella · Navalcarnero · Navarredonda y San Mamés · Navas del Rey · Nuevo Baztán · Olmeda de las Fuentes · Orusco de Tajuña · Paracuellos de Jarama · Parla · Pedrezuela · Pelayos de la Presa · Perales de Tajuña · Pezuela de las Torres · Pinilla del Valle · Pinto · Piñuécar-Gandullas · Pozuelo de Alarcón · Pozuelo del Rey · Puebla de la Sierra · Puentes Viejas · Quijorna · Rascafría · Redueña · Ribatejada · Rivas-Vaciamadrid · Robledillo de la Jara · Robledo de Chavela · Las Rozas de Madrid · Rozas de Puerto Real · San Agustín del Guadalix · San Fernando de Henares · San Lorenzo de El Escorial · San Martín de la Vega · San Martín de Valdeiglesias · San Sebastián de los Reyes · Santa María de la Alameda · Los Santos de la Humosa · La Serna del Monte · Serranillos del Valle · Sevilla la Nueva · Somosierra · Soto del Real · Talamanca de Jarama · Tielmes · Titulcia · Torrejón de la Calzada · Torrejón de Velasco · Torrelaguna · Torrelodones · Torremocha de Jarama · Torres de la Alameda · Tres Cantos · Valdaracete · Valdeavero · Valdemanco · Valdemaqueda · Valdemorillo · Valdemoro · Valdeolmos-Alalpardo · Valdepiélagos · Valdetorres de Jarama · Valdilecha · Valverde de Alcalá · El Vellón · Venturada · Villa del Prado · Villaconejos · Villalbilla · Villamanrique de Tajo · Villamanta · Villamantilla · Villanueva de la Cañada · Villanueva del Pardillo · Villar del Olmo · Villarejo de Salvanés · Villaviciosa de Odón · Villavieja del Lozoya · Zarzalejo | |
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