Tetuán, Madrid
Tetuán | |
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Country | Spain |
Region | Community of Madrid |
Municipality | Madrid |
Area | |
• Total | 5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
Population | 155,649 |
• Density | 28,888/km2 (74,820/sq mi) |
Madrid district number | 6 |
Tetuán (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈtwan], [tetuˈan]) is a district of Madrid, Spain.
Geography
Subdivision
Featuring a total area of around 540 hectares (1,300 acres), the district is divided into 6 administrative neighborhoods (barrios):
History
When
The current district also comprises part of the territory of the former municipality of
The community is culturally diverse, with significant populations of African and South American immigrants, although Filipinos constitute the largest foreign population group in the district.[5] Filipinos form the largest immigrant group in four of the district's six neighborhoods (Bellas Vistas, Berruguete, Castillejos and Cuatro Caminos),[6] and the majority of Madrid's Filipino community lives in the district.[7]
Architecture
Some areas of Tetuán have old and modest housing, characterised by one or two storeys and a rural appearance.[1] The older ones are in a popular Neo-Mudéjar style with decorations in brick. They were
Tetuán hosts the Madrid Central Mosque, the oldest and one of the two most important mosques in Madrid along the M-30 mosque.[8]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Sánchez, Bárbara (4 December 2014). "Las dos aceras de Tetuán". El País.
- ^ Calvo Peña 2014, p. 13.
- ^ Cruz, Luis de la (5 December 2021). "No, Tetuán no nació de un campamento militar tras la Primera Guerra de África" [No, Tetuán was not born out of a military camp after the First African War]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 22 October 2018.
- Europa Press. April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Los chinos ya son los extranjeros mayoritarios en 19 barrios madrileños y los filipinos en 8" [The Chinese are now the largest group of foreigners in 19 Madrid neighborhoods and the Filipinos in 8]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). April 29, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Viejo, Manuel (November 5, 2021). "Peregrinación de filipinos a la Puerta del Sol para comer pollo frito" [The Filipinos' pilgrimage to the Puerta del Sol to eat fried chicken]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- eldiario.es. 9 June 2018.
- Bibliography
- Calvo Peña, Beatriz (2014). Tetuán. TEMPORAE. ISBN 978-84-15801-17-7.
External links
Media related to Tetuán District, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons