Retiro | |
Settlement Type: | District of Madrid |
Area Total Km2: | 5.38 |
Population: | 126,058 (2005) |
Population Density Km2: | 23400 |
Postal Code: | 28032 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Aut. community |
Subdivision Name1: | Madrid |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Madrid |
Leader Title: | Councillor-President |
Leader Name: | Andrea Levy (PP, 2023) |
Blank Name Sec1: | Madrid district number |
Blank Info Sec1: | 3 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Address of council |
Retiro is a district located at the southeast of the city centre of Madrid, Spain. Its area is of 5.38km2, the number of houses is 46,512 and the population, as of 2005, was of 126,058.[1]
Retiro's history has been strongly determined by the presence of the park with the same name and the railway facilities located at the south and west of this District.
Retiro Park, together with Paseo del Prado, has given its own personality to the area of Los Jerónimos, while the rest of the District is determined by Atocha Railway Station and previously also by Niño Jesús Station.
During the 20th Century, the area consolidated as residential areas for people with a growing economic power.[1]
The district is administratively divided into six wards (Barrios):