Acacias or Las Acacias is an administrative neighborhood (''barrio'') of

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belonging to the district of Arganzuela. It has an area of . As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 37,049.

Geography

Acacias is located in city center and is crossed, at its south-eastern borders, by the river Manzanares. The ward has a pentagonal form, bordered by the roads ''

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'', ''Ronda de Toledo'', ''Calle de Embajadores'', ''Paseo de Santa María de la Cabeza'' and ''Paseo de la Yeserías'' (parallel to the Manzanares), at the entrance of Arganzuela Park. Acacias borders with the districts of

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(north-west), Carabanchel (south-east) and with the Arganzuelan wards of Imperial (west), Palos de Moguer (north-east), Las Delicias (a single point in the east) and La Chopera (south-east). Arganzuela district map Some important buildings located at its limits are the Bridge of Toledo (''Puente de Toledo''), between the ''Paseo de la Yeserias'' and the ''Calle de Toledo''; and the Gate of Toledo (''Puerta de Toledo''), between the ''Calle de Toledo'' and the ''Ronda de Toledo''.

Transport

Las Acacias is served by the

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Line 5 stations of Puerta de Toledo,

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and Pirámides. It is also served by the

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(commuter rail) stations of Pirámides and Embajadores.

Photogallery

File:Puerta de Toledo.jpg, The Gate of Toledo File:Puente de Toledo (Madrid) 04b.jpg, The Bridge of Toledo, over the Manzanares, from Arganzuela Park File:Yeserías.jpg, ''Paseo de la Yeserías'' File:Cerca ronda segovia.jpg, Remains of the walls of

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References

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Orthophoto of the district of Arganzuela
(Las Acacias is the n. 22) {{coord, 40, 24, 5.12, N, 3, 42, 17.77, W, display=title Wards of Madrid Arganzuela