San Blas-Canillejas is a district to the east of Madrid 's city centre. The population of the district is estimated in 149,909.
3-739: The district is administratively divided into 8 wards ( Barrios ): 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. [REDACTED] Media related to San Blas-Canillejas at Wikimedia Commons 40°25′34″N 3°36′46″W / 40.426001°N 3.612764°W / 40.426001; -3.612764 This article about
6-488: A location in the Community of Madrid, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canillejas Canillejas is an administrative neighborhood ( barrio ) of Madrid , belonging to the San Blas-Canillejas district. It is named after the former namesake municipality , absorbed by Madrid in 1949. It has an area of 1.598075 km (0.617020 sq mi). As of 1 March 2020, it has
9-696: A population of 29,288. Canillejas is a middle class area and is close to the Barajas Airport . It has grown extensively in recent decades. It was the last suburb before reaching the Campos (countryside), but has since been flanked by new growth. Heading towards the center of the city, its main street becomes the Calle De Alcalá, which has many of Madrid's landmarks, including the bullring , Retiro Park and eventually ending in Puerta del Sol . It
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