Las Acacias (Madrid) Explained

Acacias
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:Arganzuela
Area Total Km2:1.074172
Population Total:37049
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto

Acacias or Las Acacias is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela. It has an area of .[1] As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 37,049.[2]

Geography

Acacias is located in city center and is crossed, at its south-eastern borders, by the river Manzanares. The ward has a pentagonal form, bordered by the roads Calle de Toledo, Ronda de Toledo, Calle de Embajadores, Paseo de Santa María de la Cabeza and Paseo de la Yeserías (parallel to the Manzanares), at the entrance of Arganzuela Park.

Acacias borders with the districts of Centro (north-west), Carabanchel (south-east) and with the Arganzuelan wards of Imperial (west), Palos de Moguer (north-east), Las Delicias (a single point in the east) and La Chopera (south-east).[3]

Some important buildings located at its limits are the Bridge of Toledo (Puente de Toledo), between the Paseo de la Yeserias and the Calle de Toledo; and the Gate of Toledo (Puerta de Toledo), between the Calle de Toledo and the Ronda de Toledo.

Transport

Las Acacias is served by the Metro Line 5 stations of Puerta de Toledo, Acacias and Pirámides. It is also served by the Cercanías (commuter rail) stations of Pirámides and Embajadores.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Callejero vigente. Barrios. Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  2. Web site: Población por distrito y barrio. Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 11 March 2020.
  3. [:Commons:File:Arganzuela.jpg|Arganzuela district map]