San Blas-Canillejas

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San Blas-Canillejas
District of Madrid
Country	Spain
Aut. community	Madrid
Municipality	Madrid
Government
•  Councillor-President	Almudena Maíllo del Valle (PP, 2023)
Area
• Total	22.36 km2 (8.63 sq mi)
Population
• Total	157,367
• Density	7,035.3/km2 (18,221/sq mi)
Postal code	28032
Madrid district number	20

San Blas-Canillejas is a district to the east of Madrid's city centre. The population of the district is an estimated 149,909. ^[1]

Geography

Subdivision

The district is administratively divided into 8 wards (Barrios):

• Amposta
• Arcos
• Canillejas
• Hellín
• Rejas
• Rosas
• Salvador
• Simancas

History

The municipality of Canillejas was one of the oldest towns in the Community of Madrid, annexed to the city in 1949. When Madrid was divided into different districts, it did not manage to recover the name of Canillejas as the name of the district, something different from what happened with other municipalities that conserved their names, such as Barajas, Vicálvaro, Carabanchel or Villaverde.

References

1. Madrid Convive (2005). "Disrito San Blas - Canillejas" (PDF). (2005 estimation). www.munimadrid.es. Retrieved 2008-06-13.

External links

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