Salamanca (Madrid)

The district of Salamanca is one of the 21 districts that form the city of Madrid, Spain (as of 2005). It received its name from its founder, the Málaga native Don José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquess of Salamanca, who founded the area in the 19th century.

The Salamanca district is one of the most representative areas for bourgeois "madrileños". It was completely urbanized by 1927. Salamanca is in the outer area of the "Rondas", where the neighborhoods of Guindalera and Fuente del Berro originated with more spontaneous urban development. Marqués de Salamanca Square separates the wealthy area from the more popular parts of the district. Salamanca has become an important commercial area of the city.

District boundaries

Salamanca is located to the northwest of the historical center of Madrid. Its boundaries are defined by the following streets:

To the west, the Paseo de Recoletos and the Paseo de la Castellana.
To the south, Alcalá Street and Calle O'Donnell.
To the east, the Avenida de la Paz (M-30).
To the north, María de Molina Street and Avenida de América.

Holidays in the district

October 11th to 15th (Virgen del Pilar)

Neighborhoods comprising the district

* Recoletos
* Goya
* Fuente del Berro
* Guindalera
* Lista
* Castellana

District statistics

Last updated in 2005

*Population: 150,775
*Population density: 279 (people per hectare)
*Number of houses: 58.742
*Land Area: 540.93 hectares [ [http://www.munimadrid.es/ www.munimadrid.es - Inicio ] ]

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