Vallecas
Sign in to save200px|right|''Vallecas' coat of arms'' thumb|right|160px|Panorama of Vallecas from Cerro del Tío Pío (at sunset). thumb|140px|Facade of the church of saint Peter ad vincula (in chains) – Vallecas, Madrid. Vallecas was a municipality of Spain that disappeared as such in 1950, when its annexation to the municipality of Madrid took place. Nowadays, the territory is roughly occupied by two districts: Puente de Vallecas (population 240,917) and Villa de Vallecas (population 65,162).
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200px|right|''Vallecas' coat of arms thumb|right|160px|Panorama of Vallecas from Cerro del Tío Pío (at sunset). thumb|140px|Facade of the church of saint Peter ad vincula (in chains) – Vallecas, Madrid. Vallecas was a municipality of Spain that disappeared as such in 1950, when its annexation to the municipality of Madrid took place. Nowadays, the territory is roughly occupied by two districts: Puente de Vallecas (population 240,917) and Villa de Vallecas (population 65,162).
==Overview== Vallecas is known for its working-class inhabitants who have given it the local names Vallekas or Valle del Kas. Many initiatives that take place in the district show this countercultural attitude by replacing the letter c with k'', examples of these are the local radio station Radio Vallekas, the local television channel Tele K, the music festival Vallekas Rock, etc.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vallecas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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