Retiro (Madrid)
District of Madrid in Spain
Retiro | |
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District of Madrid | |
 Prado Museum | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Aut. community |  Madrid |
| Municipality |  Madrid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| Population | 126,058 (2,005) |
| • Density | 23,400/km2 (61,000/sq mi) |
| Madrid district number | 3 |
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Retiro is a district located at the southeast of the city centre of Madrid, Spain. Its area is of 5.38 square kilometres (2.08 sq mi), the number of houses is 46,512 and the population, as of 2005, was of 126,058.[1]
History
Retiro's history has been strongly determined by the presence of the park with the same name and the railway facilities located at the south and west of this District.
Retiro Park, together with Paseo del Prado, has given its own personality to the area of Los Jerónimos, while the rest of the District is determined by Atocha Railway Station and previously also by Niño Jesús Station.
During the 20th Century, the area consolidated as residential areas for people with a growing economic power.[1]
Geography
Subdivision
The district is administratively divided into six wards (Barrios):
- Adelfas
- Estrella
- Ibiza
- Jerónimos
- Niño Jesús
- Pacífico
See also
- Buen Retiro Park, largest urban park in Madrid
- Colegio Santa María del Pilar, a private school in the district
References
- ^ a b "Distrito de Retiro". Ayuntamiento de Madrid. July 10, 2006. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006.
External links
Retiro - Madrid travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Retiro District, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons
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Districts and wards of Madrid
- Atocha
- Imperial
- La Chopera
- Las Acacias
- Las Delicias
- Legazpi
- Palos de Moguer
- Aeropuerto
- Alameda de Osuna
- Casco Histórico de Barajas
- Corralejos
- Timón
- Abrantes
- Buenavista
- Comillas
- Opañel
- Puerta Bonita
- San Isidro
- Vista Alegre
- Cortes
- Embajadores
- Justicia
- Universidad
- Palacio
- Sol
- Castilla
- Ciudad Jardín
- El Viso
- Hispanoamérica
- Nueva España
- Prosperidad
- Almagro
- Arapiles
- Gaztambide
- Ríos Rosas
- Trafalgar
- Vallehermoso
- Atalaya
- Colina
- Concepción
- Pinar de Chamartín
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Quintana
- San Juan Bautista
- San Pascual
- Ventas
- Barrio del Pilar
- El Goloso
- El Pardo
- Fuentelarreina
- La Paz
- Mirasierra
- Peñagrande
- Valverde
- Apóstol Santiago
- Canillas
- Palomas
- Pinar del Rey
- Piovera
- Valdefuentes
- Aluche
- Campamento
- Cuatro Vientos
- Las Águilas
- Lucero
- Los Cármenes
- Puerta del Ángel
- Aravaca
- Argüelles
- Casa de Campo
- Ciudad Universitaria
- El Plantío
- Valdemarín
- Valdezarza
- Fontarrón
- Horcajo
- Marroquina
- Media Legua
- Pavones
- Vinateros
- Entrevías
- Numancia
- Palomeras Bajas
- Palomeras Sureste
- Portazgo
- San Diego
- Adelfas
- Estrella
- Ibiza
- Jerónimos
- Niño Jesús
- Pacífico
- Castellana
- Fuente del Berro
- Goya
- Guindalera
- Lista
- Recoletos
- Amposta
- Arcos
- Canillejas
- Hellín
- Rejas
- Rosas
- Salvador
- Simancas
- Almenara
- Bellas Vistas
- Berruguete
- Castillejos
- Cuatro Caminos
- Valdeacederas
- Almendrales
- Moscardó
- Orcasitas
- Orcasur
- Pradolongo
- San Fermín
- Zofío
- Ambroz
- Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro
- Casco Histórico de Vallecas
- Santa Eugenia
- Butarque
- Los Ángeles
- Los Rosales
- San Cristóbal de los Ángeles
- Villaverde Alto
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