Arganzuela is one of the 21

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of the city of

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Geography

Position

Arganzuela is located in central-southern Madrid, separated from

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, Carabanchel and

Usera Usera is a district of Madrid, Spain. It lies on the southern (right) bank of the Manzanares. It is home to about a 10% of the Chinese citizens in the whole Madrid region. History The district was created in the city restructuring that took ...

by the river Manzanares. The other bordering districts are

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, Retiro and

Puente de Vallecas Puente de Vallecas (''Bridge of Vallecas'') is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain. It forms, with the district of Villa de Vallecas Villa de Vallecas (''Village of Vallecas'') is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, S ...

Subdivision

The district is administratively divided into 7 wards (''Barrios''): * Atocha *

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* Las Acacias * Las Delicias * Legazpi * Palos de Moguer

Sightseeing

Matadero Madrid Matadero Madrid is the site of a former slaughterhouse, the El Matadero y Mercado Municipal de Ganados (English: Municipal Slaughterhouse and Cattle Market) in the Arganzuela district of Madrid. Today, it is a contemporary arts centre. History ...

, in Arganzuela, is a former slaughterhouse that is currently a free entrance area and

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where many activities take place in daytime.

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