Soto del Real

Soto del Real municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Madrid
Coordinates	40 ° 45 ′  N , 3 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′  N , 3 ° 47 ′  W
Height :	921  msnm
Area :	42.17 km²
Residents :	8,799 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	208.66 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	28791
Municipality number  ( INE ):	28144
administration
Website :	www.ayto-sotodelreal.es
Location of the municipality

Soto del Real , formerly: Villa de Chozas , is a municipality in the comarca of Cuenca Alta del Manzanares in the Community of Madrid in Spain . It is located 43 km north of the city of Madrid.

geography

Geographical location

Soto Real is located 2 km northeast of the Santillana reservoir south of the Sierra de Guadarrama and borders the UNESCO biosphere reserve Cuenca Alta del Manzanares in the west.

Neighboring communities

Soto borders on Miraflores de la Sierra to the east, Colmenar Viejo to the south, Manzanares el Real to the west and Rascafría to the north .

City structure

The municipality is divided into the municipal parts Soto del Real, Sotosierra and Los Rancajales, as well as the settlements of Peña Real and Puente Real.

climate

The climate of Soto is oceanic-continental with hot summers and cold, rainy (snow) winters.

See also: Climate Spain

population

Of the 7,865 registered residents in 2006, 89.14% were Spanish citizens. 4.35% came from Europe (2.53% non-Spanish citizens of the Union ). 3.8% came from South and Central America, 2.26% from Africa, 0.28% from North America and 0.13% from Asia.

The development is characterized by strong growth. The reasons for this are the strong economic growth of the Madrid region, which promotes internal migration and immigration from outside Spain, the return of Spanish emigrants from Europe, and the urban flight of the Madrilenians.

development	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2006	2007
Residents	1,625	2,230	3,562	5,347	7,615	7,865
Proportion of foreigners				6.13%	10.60%	10.86%

languages

Over 90% of the population speak Castilian (the official language) as their mother tongue. Due to their origin, 8 to 10% of the population are likely to have a different mother tongue and speak Castilian as a second language at best.

See also: Languages ​​in Spain

Religions

See also: Religion and belief in Spain

history

See also: History of Spain

politics

You too: Political parties in Spain

Municipal council

Municipal elections	1987	1991	1995	1999	2001	2007
Izquierda Unida	0	0	1	0	0	0
Partido Popular	3	4th	7th	7th	6th	8th
PSOE	2	1	1	2	4th	5
other	4th	6th	2	2	3	0
total	9	11	11	11	13	13

mayor

Juan Lobato Gandarias (PSOE).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Statistical Institute ( Memento of the original dated September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Since there is no statistical distinction between Lusophones, Francophones, English-speaking and Spanish-speaking South and Central Americans, the assignment is difficult
4. ^ Instituto Estatística de Madrid: Elecciones en la Comunidad de Madrid. Elecciones Locales - Results of the local elections 1987-2007 (Spanish)

Web links

• Ayuntamiento de Soto del Real Municipality of Soto
• Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción Parish of the Immaculate Conception
• los Verdes de Soto reasons (local party)
• Portal Turístico Oficial de la Sierra de Guadarrama - Alto Manzanares Tourist information of the Asociación de Desarrollo Sierra de Guadarrama -Alto Manzanares
• Instituto Estatística: Municipio o Zona: Soto del Real statistics about Soto