Villaverde (Madrid)
Villaverde | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Spain |
| Auton. community | Madrid |
| Municipality | Madrid |
| Government | |
| • Councillor-President | Orlando Chacón Tabares (PP, 2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 126,802 |
| • Density | 6,249/km2 (16,180/sq mi) |
| Madrid district number | 17 |
Villaverde (Spanish pronunciation: [biʎaˈβeɾðe]) is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain.[1]
Geography and history
The municipality was absorbed by Madrid in the 1950s as a result of the plans that the Franco government made to simplify the structure of big city administrations. Since then, it is a district. It was in those years when it experienced a massive growth caused by the rural flight in Spain. This is the reason that made Villaverde a typical working class neighbourhood.
This condition leaves a heavy footprint in the district, because it has conditioned the current population composition, with many retired people (some of them returning to their towns in Andalusia, Castile-León, ...) and immigrants attracted by the cheap housing prices.
The district is administratively divided into five wards (barrios):[2]
References
- ^ "Los distritos de Madrid". madrid.es (in Spanish). City Council of Madrid.
- ^ "Distrito 17 – Villaverde" (PDF). madrid.es (in Spanish). City Council of Madrid. October 2024.
External links
Media related to Villaverde District at Wikimedia Commons
