Parla is a municipality of the Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain. It is located in the southern part of the autonomous community, approximately 20 km from the capital, Madrid. It encompasses an area of 23.43 km² at an average altitude of 648.5 m AMSL. In 2008, the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) reported the local population to be 108,051 inhabitants at a density of 4193.94 inhabitants/km².