Villaverde

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Villaverde
Location of Villaverde
KintraSpain
Auton. commontyMadrid
MunicipalityMadrid
Area
 • Total20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population
126,802
 • Density6249/km2 (16,180/sq mi)
Madrid destrict nummer17

Villaverde is ane o the 21 destricts o the ceety o Madrid, Spain.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

The municipality wis absorbit bi Madrid in the 1950s as a result o the plans that the Franco govrenment made tae simplifee the structur o big ceety admeenistrations. Syne then, is a destrict. It wis in thir years whan it experimentit a massive growthe caused bi the landwart flicht in Spain. This is the raison that made Villaverde a teepical wirkin cless neebourheid.

This condeetion leaves a hivy fuitprint in the destrict, acause it haes conditioned the current population composeetion, wi mony retired fowk (some o thaim returnin tae their touns in Andalusie, Castile an León, ...) an immigrants ticed bi the cheap hoose prices.

Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]

The destrict is admeenistratively dividit intae five wairds (barrios):

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