Puerta Bonita (Madrid) Explained

Puerta Bonita
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:Carabanchel
Area Total Km2:1.607994
Population Total:36157
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto

Puerta Bonita is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Carabanchel. It has an area of .[1] With an area of, the Quinta of Vistalegre (a former Royal Site), which is chiefly owned by the regional administration, spreads over much of the neighborhood.[2] [3] The name of the neighborhood (Spanish for "beautiful gate") comes from a former iron gate of the quinta, which was accidentally destroyed in 1982.[4] As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 36,157.[5]

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40.3819°N -3.7364°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Callejero vigente. Barrios. Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  2. Web site: Ayuntamiento y Comunidad estudian abrir al público la Quinta de Vistalegre. Crónica Norte. 23 March 2017.
  3. Antecedentes y exposición de motivos. Boletín Oficial de la Asamblea de Madrid. 1688. 21. 27 October 2011.
  4. Web site: Puerta Bonita vuelve a Carabanchel, veinte años después de desaparecer. ABC. 19 August 2004. Sara. Medialdea.
  5. Web site: Población por distrito y barrio. Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 11 March 2020.