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]