Adrian198cm · Public domainCity
Rivas-Vaciamadrid is the 15th most populated city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is part of the Madrid metropolitan area and is located 15 km from central Madrid, to the south-east. In the southern part of the municipality, the Manzanares river flows into the Jarama, which is part of the Lower Manzanares and Jarama Rivers Regional Park. Almost three-quarters of the municipality form part of the park, making it an important ecological centre with numerous lakes and various species of wildlife and fauna.
It has been one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Spain since the 1970s, growing from 500 inhabitants in the 1980s to its 2024 figure of over 100,000. It is bordered to the north by Madrid and San Fernando de Henares, to the south by Arganda del Rey and San Martín de la Vega, to the east by Mejorada del Campo and Velilla de San Antonio, and to the west by Getafe and Madrid (the district of Villa de Vallecas).
In 2015 Rivas-Vaciamadrid municipality had the fourth lowest rate of population at risk of poverty, among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants. It is the most populated city in Spain governed by United Left.
Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
3 places to stay in Rivas-Vaciamadrid
See places to stay162 restaurants in Rivas-Vaciamadrid
See where to eat8 experiences in Rivas-Vaciamadrid
See experiencesEverything you need for your visit or your day-to-day
Tap a row to see it on the map and how far away it is.
Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.
No data on: tourist office, train station.
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.
Municipal information, services, procedures and grants.
Keep exploring
