Villaverde
Villaverde is ane o the 21 destricts o the ceety o Madrid, Spain.
Villaverde | |
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Kintra | Spain |
Auton. commonty | Madrid |
Municipality | Madrid |
Area | |
• Total | 20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
Population | 126,802 |
• Density | 6249/km2 (16,180/sq mi) |
Madrid destrict nummer | 17 |
History
eeditThe municipality wis absorbit bi Madrid in the 1950s as a result o the plans that the Franco govrenment made tae simplifee the structur o big ceety admeenistrations. Syne then, is a destrict. It wis in thir years whan it experimentit a massive growthe caused bi the landwart flicht in Spain. This is the raison that made Villaverde a teepical wirkin cless neebourheid.
This condeetion leaves a hivy fuitprint in the destrict, acause it haes conditioned the current population composeetion, wi mony retired fowk (some o thaim returnin tae their touns in Andalusie, Castile an León, ...) an immigrants ticed bi the cheap hoose prices.
Geografie
eeditThe destrict is admeenistratively dividit intae five wairds (barrios):
- Butarque
- Los Ángeles
- Los Rosales
- San Cristóbal de los Ángeles
- Villaverde Alto (or San Andrés)
References
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eeditMedia relatit tae Villaverde at Wikimedia Commons