Rosas (or Las Rosas) is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of San Blas-Canillejas.

Rosas
Aerial view of the urbanised area
Aerial view of the urbanised area
Location of Rosas
CountrySpain
RegionCommunity of Madrid
MunicipalityMadrid
DistrictSan Blas-Canillejas
Area
 • Total
9.388024 km2 (3.624736 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
31,953
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
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It comprises part of the Ensanche Este de San Blas,[1] to the west of the M-40 as well as large non-urbanised plots to the east of the latter motorway, including a sepiolite extraction site, whose mining below the phreatic level has induced the formation of a series of small lagoons.[2] The former athletics stadium known as La Peineta (currently the Metropolitano Stadium, the home football stadium of Atlético Madrid) is located in the neighborhood.[3]

It has an area of 9.388024 km2 (3.624736 sq mi).[4] As of 1 March 2020, it has a population of 31,953.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Alemany Indarte, Luis; Alemany Indarte, Rafael; Salinas Aracil, Manuel (1992). "Ensanche al este de San Blas. Planes Parciales 1-6, 1-7 y 11-4 del sector "Las Rosas"" (PDF). Revista Urbanismo (16). COAM: 66–71.
  2. ^ Santos Moya, Aitor (7 July 2018). "San Blas pide proteger sus lagunas secretas de la M-40". ABC.
  3. ^ "Estadio de Atletismo. La Peineta". Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid.
  4. ^ "Callejero vigente. Barrios". Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  5. ^ "Población por distrito y barrio". Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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