El Viso (Madrid) Explained

El Viso
Settlement Type:City neighborhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Community of Madrid
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Madrid
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Chamartín
Area Total Km2:1.708046
Population Total:17502
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto

El Viso (pronounced as /es/) is a neighborhood of Madrid, part of the Chamartín District. Consisting mainly of residential detached houses, it is currently the wealthiest neighborhood of the Spanish capital,[1] [2] overtaking the Salamanca District. Aristocrats, businessmen, politicians and diplomats have inhabited this area for half a century. The neighborhood also hosts the main headquarters of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).[3]

It features a roughly rectangular shape, limited by the Paseo de la Castellana, the Avenida de Concha Espina, the and the .[4] It has an area of .[5] As of 1 March 2020, it has a population of 17,502.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Viso, de barrio obrero a viviendas que no bajan del millón de euros. Elena. Sanz. El Confidencial. 20 November 2015.
  2. News: Dos barrios de Madrid, los más ricos de España. www.efe.com. 2017-11-28. es.
  3. Web site: Edificio central del CSIC. COAM.
  4. Web site: Los orígenes de El Viso y la Piovera: el barrio obrero y la megafinca donde viven los más ricos. Libremercado. Beatriz. García. 24 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Callejero vigente. Barrios. Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  6. Web site: Población por distrito y barrio. Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 20 March 2020.