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==History== |
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==Monuments== |
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Monument to Luis Aragonés in the Cantabrian Sea Street, where was the house in which the legendary player and coach of Atlético de Madrid and the Spanish National Team was born and lived his childhood. |
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A simple stone ball that aims to resemble a soccer ball. Mayor Ana Botella inaugurated this ridiculous monument in September 2014. The local government had no money after the former mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon would have made Madrid one of the most indebted cities in the world. |
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“To do this, better not to have done anything"--> |
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Revision as of 21:29, 12 May 2019
In 2006, Mayor Gallardón announced that he would expand the RPS (Regulated Parking Service), beyond the central districts of the capital, even in enclaves far from the M-30, such as the historic centers of Carabanchel, Hortaleza and Fuencarral. The announcement provoked the residents' anger.
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| Country |  Spain |
| Aut. community |  Madrid |
| Municipality |  Madrid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
| Population | 161,661 |
| • Density | 5,896.9/km2 (15,273/sq mi) |
| Madrid district number | 16 |
Hortaleza is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain.
Demographics
As of 2005 there were 153,939 residents.[1]
As of 2005 17% of the population were minors, and Hortaleza was one of five Madrid districts with the youngest populations.[1]
As of 2005 persons from France made up 1,424 of the residents, as a French community formed around the Lycée Français de Madrid main campus. In Hortaleza the French are the third largest foreign group after the Ecuadorians and Colombians, and there are more French speakers in Hortaleza than those of Moroccan Arabic, Peruvian Spanish, and Romanian. There is a French bookshop, Frañol, and a French nursery, Pomme D'Api.[1]
Politics
As of 2005 the most voted-for political party in Hortaleza was the People's Party (PP).[1]
Geography
Subdivision
The district is administratively divided into 6 wards (Barrios):
Foreigners make up 17.31% of the residents of La Piovera, while 6.16% of the residents of Apóstol Santiago were foreigners. Neighborhoods other than La Piovera have smaller foreigner populations.[1]
Sanchinarro, an independent community before 1950, is a part of Hortaleza. 13,500 houses were scheduled to be in Sanchinarro in a period around 2005. 11,500 apartment units were planned for Ciudad Aeroportuaria-Valdebebas, another development in Hortaleza.[1]
Education
- Lycée Français de Madrid Main campus
References
External links
Media related to Hortaleza District at Wikimedia Commons
40°28′10″N 3°38′26″W / 40.469457°N 3.640482°W
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