Comarca de Alcalá explained
| Alcalá |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | historical comarca |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Community of Madrid |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madrid |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Alcalá de Henares |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Ajalvir, Alalpardo, Alcalá de Henares, Algete, Ambite, Anchuelo, Arganda del Rey, Belvis de Jarama, Camarma de Esteruelas, Campo Real, Carabaña, Cobeña, Corpa, Coslada, Daganzo de Arriba, Fresno de Torote, Fuente el Saz de Jarama, Loeches, Los Hueros, Los Santos de la Humosa, Meco, Mejorada del Campo, Nuevo Baztán, Olmeda de las Fuentes, Orusco de Tajuña, Paracuellos de Jarama, Perales de Tajuña, Pezuela de las Torres, Pozuelo del Rey, Ribatejada, Rivas-Vaciamadrid, San Fernando de Henares, Santorcaz, Serracines, Tielmes, Torrejón de Ardoz, Torres de la Alameda, Valdeavero, Valdeolmos, Valdetorres de Jarama, Valdilecha, Valverde de Alcalá, Velilla de San Antonio, Villalbilla, Villar del Olmo |
| Area Total Km2: | 1421.42 |
| Population Total: | 683942 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Largest municipality |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Alcalá de Henares |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Comarca de Alcalá is an historical comarca of Castile, located in what is now the east of the Community of Madrid, in Spain.
Its head or capital city is Alcalá de Henares. Officially the Community of Madrid is not subdivided into formal comarcas; however, informally some governmental institutions have defined some shires according to different views. The shire of Alcalá doesn't figure in any of these partitions. The territory is made up by two natural sub-shires, La Campiña and Alcarria de Alcalá.
Etymology
Its name comes from the Arabic القلعة (Al-Qal'at) whose means "the castle", referring to the first of the Muslim castles placed along the banks of the Henares River.
