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 . As of 1 March 2020, it has a population of 29,288.

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Settlement.name: Canillejas
Settlement.settlement_type: City neighborhood
Settlement.image_skyline: (Canillejas) Aerial-SouthEast Madrid (cropped).jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Community of Madrid
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Madrid
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: San Blas-Canillejas
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.598075
Settlement.population_total: 29288
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 13
Settlement.mapframe point: none

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Wikidata facts

Population: 28649
Area: 1.598075
Image: Canillejas, panorámica.JPG

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catalog code: 207
Commons category: Canillejas neighborhood, Madrid

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==Overview== 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.