Cuatro Caminos (Madrid)

Cuatro Caminos is a neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Tetuán.

Cuatro Caminos
City neighborhood
CountrySpain
RegionyCommunity of Madrid
MunicipalityMadrid
DistrictTetuán
Area
 • Total1.193509 km2 (0.460816 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total35,395
 • Density30,000/km2 (77,000/sq mi)

It has an area of 1.193509 km2 (0.460816 sq mi).[1] As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 35,395.[2] It was created as slum of the north of the city, on the east side of the Road of France, currently the calle de Bravo Murillo.[3]

The ward's boundaries are marked by the Calle de Raimundo Fernández Villaverde to the south, the Calle de San Germán (formerly General Yagüe) to the north (separating it from Castillejos); the Glorieta de Cuatro Caminos in the southeast corner, the Calle de Bravo Murillo to the west and the Paseo de la Castellana to the East.[4]

Many of the streets located in the neighborhood are named after Spanish provinces,[5] including Guipúzcoa, Cuenca, Oviedo, Palencia, Jaén, Teruel, Ávila, Salamanca, and La Coruña.[5]

One of the financial districts of Madrid, AZCA, spreads across the southeast of the neighborhood.[6]

See also

References
Citations
  1. "Callejero vigente. Barrios". Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  2. "Población por distrito y barrio". Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. Cruz Salanova 2019, p. 1085.
  4. Checa Sánchez 1982, p. 167.
  5. Ezquerra Abadía 1984, p. 57.
  6. Checa Sánchez 1982, p. 176.
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