Municipalities, Districts and Barrios
The Comunidad de Madrid has 179 municipalities, whilst the city of Madrid is administratively divided into twenty-one districts. These are then further subdivided into Barrios
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District |
Barrios |
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1. Centro |
Palacio, Embajadores, Cortes, Justicia, Universidad, Sol |
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2. Arganzuela |
Paseo Imperial, Acacias, Chopera, Legazpi, Delicias, Palos de Moguer, Atocha |
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3. Retiro |
Pacífico, Adelfas, Estrella, Ibiza, Jerónimos, Niño Jesús |
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4. Salamanca |
Recoletos, Goya, Fuente del Berro, Guindalera, Lista, Castellana |
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5. Chamartín |
El Viso, Prosperidad, Ciudad Jardín, Hispanoamérica, Nueva España, Pza. Castilla |
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6. Tetuán |
Bellas Vistas, Cuatro Caminos, Castillejos, Almenara, Valdeacederas, Berruguete. |
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7. Chamberí |
Gaztambide, Arapiles, Trafalgar, Almagro, Vallehermoso, Ríos Rosas |
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8. Fuencarral-El Pardo |
El Pardo, Fuentelarreina, Peñagrande, Barrio del Pilar, La Paz, Valverde, Mirasierra, El Goloso. |
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9. Moncloa-Aravaca |
Casa de Campo, Argüelles, Ciudad Universitaria, Valdezarza, Valdemarín, El Plantío, Aravaca. |
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10. Latina |
Los Cármenes, Puerta del Ángel, Lucero, Aluche, Las Águilas, Campamento, Cuatro Vientos. |
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11. Carabanchel |
Comillas, Opañel, San Isidro, Vista Alegre, Puerta Bonita, Buenavista, Abrantes. |
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12. Usera |
Orcasitas, Orcasur, San Fermín, Almendrales, Moscardó, Zofio, Pradolongo. |
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13. Puente de Vallecas |
Entrevías, San Diego, Palomeras Bajas, Palomeras Sureste, Portazgo, Numancia. |
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14. Moratalaz |
Pavones, Horcajo, Marroquina, Media Legua, Fontarrón, Vinateros. |
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15. Ciudad Lineal |
Ventas, Pueblo Nuevo, Quintana, La Concepción, San Pascual, San Juan Bautista, Colina, Atalaya, Costillares |
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16. Hortaleza |
Palomas, Valdefuentes, Canillas, Pinar del Rey, Apóstol Santiago, Piovera |
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17. Villaverde |
San Andrés, San Cristóbal, Butarque, Los Rosales, Los Ángeles |
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18. Villa de Vallecas |
Casco Histórico de Vallecas, Santa Eugenia |
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19. Vicálvaro |
Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro, Ambroz |
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20. San Blas |
Simancas, Hellín, Amposta, Arcos, Rosas, Rejas, Canillejas, Salvador |
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21. Barajas |
Alameda de Osuna, Aeropuerto, Casco Histórico de Barajas, Timón, Corralejos |
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East-Central Madrid from the air. The main road running up the right of the picture is C/. Francisco Silvela
Cost of Housing
The following table shows the unit price (Euros) for new buildings by m2 by district - 2006 versus 2005. Average growth over the year was 6.6%, which is quite some way higher than other European capitals but lower than the national average in Spain of 9.8%. Average price was 3,870 Euros compared to national average of 2,763 Euros.
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District |
Price - 2006 |
Price - 2005 |
% Change - '06 vs '05 |
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1. Centro |
5,449 |
4,566 |
19.3% |
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2. Arganzuela |
4,100 |
3,826 |
7.2% |
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3. Retiro |
4,818 |
4,173 |
15.4% |
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4. Salamanca |
6,266 |
5,130 |
22.1% |
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5. Chamartín |
5,508 |
4,380 |
25.8% |
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6. Tetuán |
3,990 |
3,788 |
5.3% |
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7. Chamberí |
6,135 |
5,131 |
19.6% |
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8. Fuencarral-El Pardo |
4,004 |
3,673 |
9.0% |
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9. Moncloa-Aravaca |
4,076 |
4,025 |
1.3% |
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10. Latina |
3,470 |
3,126 |
11.0% |
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11. Carabanchel |
3,469 |
3,351 |
3.5% |
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12. Usera |
3,234 |
2,797 |
15.6% |
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13. Puente de Vallecas |
3,348 |
3,151 |
6.3% |
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14. Moratalaz |
3,801 |
3,399 |
11.8% |
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15. Ciudad Lineal |
4,427 |
3,578 |
23.7% |
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16. Hortaleza |
4,024 |
3,787 |
6.3% |
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17. Villaverde |
2,899 |
2,495 |
16.2% |
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18. Villa de Vallecas |
3,200 |
2,916 |
9.7% |
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19. Vicálvaro |
3,047 |
2,966 |
2.7% |
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20. San Blas |
3,492 |
3,313 |
5.4% |
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21. Barajas |
3,739 |
3,648 |
2.5% |