Chamartín | |
Settlement Type: | District of Madrid |
Area Total Km2: | 5.5 |
Population Total: | 140000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code: | 28032 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Aut. community |
Subdivision Name1: | Madrid |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Madrid |
Leader Title: | Councillor-President |
Leader Name: | Yolanda Estrada Marín (PP, 2023) |
Blank Name Sec1: | Madrid district number |
Blank Info Sec1: | 5 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Address of council |
Chamartín is an administrative district of Madrid, Spain and consists of the following neighbourhoods: El Viso, La Prosperidad, Ciudad Jardín, Hispanoamérica, Nueva España, and Castilla.It was originally named Chamartín de la Rosa and remained an independent municipality until it was incorporated to Madrid in 1948.[1] [2]
It is bounded by the Paseo de la Castellana to the west, the Autopista de Circunvalación M-30 to the north and east, and the Autovía A-2 to the south.
Some of the landmarks of Chamartín are the Gate of Europe, a pair of inclined office buildings; the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of the football team Real Madrid; Chamartín Station, the second-largest railway station in Madrid; the Cuatro Torres Business Area, a business park that comprises the four tallest skyscrapers in Spain; and the National Auditorium of Music (the main concert hall in Madrid) which hosts the Spanish National Orchestra.
The district is administratively divided into 6 wards (Barrios):
The district has the head office of Iberia Airlines and the head office of Iberia Express.[3] [4]