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Capital and largest city of Spain
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris. The municipality covers an area of 605.77 square kilometres (233.89 sq mi). Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 660 metres (2,170 ft) above mean sea level.
More on Wikipedia ↗Rally to remember woman, 87, whose rent battle with investment firm triggered nationwide protests over housing crisis
Video. Tens of thousands marched in Madrid to mourn pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction made her a housing crisis symbol and sparked fresh protests.
The elderly woman died at Gregorio Marañón Hospital two weeks after being evicted from the home where she had lived for more than 70 years. She had reached an agreement to return to her home, but she was never discharged so she could do so.