Santa María de Benquerencia explained

Santa María de Benquerencia
Settlement Type:City district
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Castilla–La Mancha
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Toledo
Population Total:22110
Population As Of:2018
Population Density Km2:auto

Santa María de Benquerencia, also known as (el) Polígono, is a district (number 3) of Toledo, Spain.

Detached from the city core,[1] it lies to the east of the former, at the left-bank of the Tagus. Its origins trace back to 1964 when the earth-moving works intending to build an industrial area started.[2] However, not much after, the first neighbors installed in 1971, eventually also becoming a residential area.

As of 1 January 2018, it has a population of 22,110 inhabitants: 21,911 in the residential area neighborhood (the most populated neighborhood in the municipality) and 199 in the industrial area neighborhood.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un barrio que es mucho barrio. ABC. 16 May 2013. Rafael. González Casero.
  2. Web site: El estudio que rompe mitos en el ‘Polígono’, el barrio más diverso de Toledo. eldiario.es. 17 March 2016. Carmen. Bachiller.
  3. Web site: Evolución de la población por barrios y distritos. Ayuntamiento de Toledo. 23 March 2020.