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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.
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