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]