Delicias (Zaragoza)

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Delicias in Zaragoza
Country Spain
Region Aragon
Municipality Zaragoza
Area
  Total3.284606 km2 (1.268193 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total104,389
  Density32,000/km2 (82,000/sq mi)

Delicias is an urban district of Zaragoza, Spain. It is the most populated district in the municipality.

It has an area of 3.284606 km2 and, as of 2020, a population of 104,389 inhabitants. [1] An extremely densely populated working class district, Delicias welcomed in the second half of the 20th century rural migrants from Spain and, in the 21st century, foreign migrants (about a 25% of the population has foreign citizenship). [2] [3] [4] The process of urbanization was somewhat chaotic, with narrow streets. [4]

It is further subdivided into the neighborhoods of La Bombarda, La Bozada, Ciudad Jardín, Delicias, Monsalud, and Parque Roma. [4]

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References

Citations
  1. "Cifras de Zaragoza. Datos demográficos del padrón municipal de habitantes" (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza. 2020. p. 26.
  2. Gimeno-Monterde & Jiménez-Franco 2020, p. 5.
  3. Bayona, Eduardo (19 May 2017). "De barrio obrero a barrio multicultural (pobre)". CTXT .
  4. 1 2 3 "Delicias, un barrio marcado por la historia del tren". Heraldo de Aragón . 26 May 2014.
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