Salamanca (Madrid)

Coordinates: 40°25′48″N 3°40′40″W / 40.43000°N 3.67778°W / 40.43000; -3.67778
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For other places named Salamanca, see Salamanca (disambiguation).

Salamanca
District
Location of Salamanca
CountrySpain
RegionCommunity of Madrid
MunicipalityMadrid
Government
 • Councillor-PresidentCayetana Hernández de la Riva (PP, 2023)
Area
 • Total
5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population
147,707
 • Density27,418/km2 (71,010/sq mi)
Madrid district number4
Map

Salamanca is one of the 21 districts that form the city of Madrid, Spain. Salamanca is located to the northeast of the historical center of Madrid. Salamanca lies east of the district of Chamberí, south of Chamartín, and north of Retiro. Salamanca counts approximately 151.000 inhabitants.

It takes its name from the 1st Marquess of Salamanca, José de Salamanca y Mayol, a powerful businessman that was one of the richest men in the world during the mid nineteenth century.[1]

Geography

Overview

The limits of Salamanca district are defined by the

Avenida de América
to the north. It covers an area of 540.742 hectares.

Subdivision

The district is administratively divided into 6 wards (Barrios):

History

The population of Madrid at the beginning of the 19th century was about 220,000, increasing to 300,000 inhabitants in the late 1850s. However, the city was still enclosed within the defensive wall built in 1625 by king

José de Salamanca y Mayol, 1st Marquess of Salamanca
, gave his name to the area because of his involvement in the project. It was completely urbanized by 1927.

Since then, the Salamanca district has been one of the most representative areas for

madrileños. Salamanca is in the outer area of the Rondas, where the neighborhoods of Guindalera and Fuente del Berro originated with more spontaneous urban development. Nowadays, the Salamanca district is one of the wealthiest areas in Madrid and some of its streets, such as Goya or Serrano
, are some of the most expensive streets in Spain.

Salamanca District Hall.

Politics

The district of Salamanca had more than 72% of its votes given to the

Spanish general elections as well as the European Parliament elections in 2009
and before then.

Demographics

Salamanca has about 150,775 inhabitants in 58.742 houses, with a density of 279 people per hectare.

Economy

Salamanca is one of the wealthiest and most expensive areas in Madrid, with a comparatively high cost of living and some of the most expensive real estate in the city. Calle de Serrano is the third most expensive street in Spain, according to Cushman & Wakefield.[2]

A significant number of diplomatic missions are in Salamanca, such as the Swiss embassy at Calle de Núñez de Balboa [es] and C/ Goya, the French embassy on C/ Villalar, the United States embassy on C/ Serrano, and the Italian embassy on C/ Juan Bravo.

Salamanca is also home to the IE Business School (previously Instituto de Empresa) which is ranked among the top 10 business schools in the world.[3]

Photogallery

References

  1. ^ Vázquez, Ana (2 December 2021). "Marqués de Salamanca, el malagueño que amasó la mayor fortuna de España". Cadena SER. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Infos on www.economista.es
  3. ^ (in Spanish) [1]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Madrid/Salamanca.

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