| Santa María de la Alameda | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Community of Madrid |
| Area Total Km2: | 74.41 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Elevation M: | 1409 |
Santa María de la Alameda (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is linked to the city of Madrid and the town of El Escorial by regular train services. A popular weekend and holiday destination, Santa Maria is popular with anglers, hunters, walkers and outdoors enthusiasts.
Originally a group of cattle-raising hamlets, the municipality comprises different settlements: Las Herreras, El Pimpollar, La Hoya, Navalespino, La Paradilla, Robledondo, Santa María de la Alameda and Santa María Estación.[1] In time, the nucleus of "Santa María Estación", developed around the railway station, has grown to become the most populated settlement.[2] The capital of the municipality (the namesake "Santa María de la Alameda") is located at an elevation of 1,409 metres.[3] The municipality covers an area of 74.41 km2,[4] including the exclave of Dehesa de la Cepeda, a mostly pasture area geographically located between the provinces of Ávila and Segovia in the autonomous community of Castile and León.