Retiro (Madrid)
Retiro | |
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| Kintra |  Spain |
| Aut. commonty |  Madrid |
| Municipality |  Madrid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| Population | 126,058 (2,005) |
| • Density | 23400/km2 (61,000/sq mi) |
| Madrid destrict nummer | 3 |
Retiro is a destrict locatit at the sootheast o the ceety centre o Madrid, Spain. Its aurie is o 5.38 km2, the nummer o hooses is 46,512 an the population, as o 2005, wis o 126,058.[1]
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Retiro's history haes been strangly determined bi the presence o the pairk wi the same name an the railwey facilities locatit at the sooth an wast o this destrict.
Retiro Pairk, thegither wi Paseo del Prado, haes gien its awn personality tae the aurie o Los Jerónimos, while the rest o the destrict is determined bi Atocha Railwey Station an previously bi Niño Jesús Station an aw.
Durin the 20t hunderyear, the aurie consolidatit as residential auries for fowk wi a growin economic pouer.[1]
Geografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]Subdiveesion
[eedit | eedit soorce]The destrict is admeenistratively dividit intae 6 wairds (Barrios):
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Buen Retiro Pairk, lairgest urban pairk in Madrid
- Colegio Santa María del Pilar, a private schuil in the destrict
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "Distrito de Retiro". Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 10 Julie 2006. Archived frae the original on 15 Mey 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
Freemit airtins
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Coordinates: 40°24′29″N 3°40′36″W / 40.408072°N 3.676729°W