Retiro is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
located at the southeast of the city centre of
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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. Its area is of , the number of houses is 46,512 and the population, as of 2005, was of 126,058.
History
Retiro's history has been strongly determined by the presence of the park with the same name and the railway facilities located at the south and west of this District.
Retiro Park
The Buen Retiro Park (Spanish: ''Parque del Buen Retiro'', literally "Good retirement park"), Retiro Park or simply El Retiro is one of the largest parks of the city of Madrid, Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th ...
, together with
Paseo del Prado
The Paseo del Prado is one of the main boulevards in Madrid, Spain. It runs north–south between the Plaza de Cibeles and the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V (also known as Plaza de Atocha), with the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo (the locati ...
, has given its own personality to the area of Los Jerónimos, while the rest of the District is determined by
Atocha Railway Station and previously also by Niño Jesús Station.
During the 20th Century, the area consolidated as residential areas for people with a growing economic power.
Geography
Subdivision
The district is administratively divided into six wards (''Barrios''):
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Adelfas
Adelfas is an administrative neighborhood () in Madrid of the Retiro district. . It is located in the extreme south of the district, so it only delimits with 3 of the 5 neighborhoods of the district: Pacífico to the west, Niño Jesús
Niño ...
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Estrella
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Ibiza
Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. Its l ...
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Jerónimos
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Niño Jesús
Niño Jesús is an administrative neighborhood (''barrio'') of Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 ...
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Pacífico
See also
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Buen Retiro Park
The Buen Retiro Park (Spanish: ''Parque del Buen Retiro'', literally "Good retirement park"), Retiro Park or simply El Retiro is one of the largest parks of the city of Madrid, Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th ...
, largest urban park in Madrid
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Colegio Santa María del Pilar The Colegio Santa María del Pilar, known also as Colegio Santa María, is a Roman Catholic private primary, middle and high school founded by the Society of Mary in Madrid, Spain. The school campus is one of the largest in central Madrid and its l ...
, a private school in the district
References
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Districts of Madrid