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Colmenarejo's Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Colmenarejo in Madrid
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Madrid
Area
• Total	31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Elevation	899 m (2,949 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	9,124
• Density	287.8/km2 (745.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.ayto-colmenarejo.org

City Hall

Colmenarejo (Spanish: [kolmenaˈɾexo]) is a town and municipality in Spain. It is located in the Community of Madrid, in the northwest part of the region. The town sits at the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains.

Colmenarejo is about 899 meters (2,950 feet) above sea level. It is also about 37 kilometers (23 miles) away from Madrid, the capital city. The town shares borders with El Escorial to the north and Galapagar to the east. To the south is Villanueva del Pardillo, and to the west is Valdemorillo. The main road to Colmenarejo is the M-510.

A special feature of Colmenarejo is the eastern side of the Valmayor reservoir. This is the second largest reservoir in the Madrid region. The town also has a campus of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Colmenarejo is part of the Regional Park of the middle course of the Guadarrama River. This area is great for bike rides and has many holm oaks, junipers, and ash trees.

How Colmenarejo is Governed

The local government of Colmenarejo is run by its Town Hall. This Town Hall has 13 councillors. These councillors are chosen by the people of the town in elections every four years. The mayor leads the municipal council. Decisions are made in meetings called plenary sessions and through special committees.

After the elections in May 2023, the councillors are from different political parties. Here is how they are divided:

Political Parties in Colmenarejo Town Hall (2023)
Political Party		Councillors
	PP	6
	Más Madrid Colmenarejo	2
	Vox	2
	PSOE	1
	Partido Local de Colmenarejo (PALCO)	1
	Unión y Compromiso Colmenarejo (UYCC)	1

Mayors of Colmenarejo

The mayor is the head of the town's government. The current mayor of Colmenarejo is Fernando Juanas Cerrada. He is from the PP. He leads the town with the help of a group of parties including Partido Local de Colmenarejo (PALCO) and Unión y Compromiso Colmenarejo (UYCC). Together, they have enough support to make decisions for the town.

Here is a list of the mayors of Colmenarejo since Spain became a democracy:

Mayor	Start of Term	End of Term	Political Party
Benito Elvira García	1979	1995		PSOE
Julio García Elvira	1995	1999		PP
María Isabel Peces-Barba Martínez	1999	2011		APIC (Independent)
Nieves Roses Roses	2011	2019		PP
Miriam Polo Fernández	2019	January 2023		PSOE
Nieves Roses Roses	January 2023	June 2023		PP
Fernando Juanas Cerrada	2023	-		PP

Colmenarejo is also home to a campus of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

See also

In Spanish: Colmenarejo para niños