Ciudad Lineal

Ciudad Lineal (English: Linear city) is a district of Madrid, Spain.

Ciudad Lineal
District of Madrid
CountrySpain
CommunityCommunity of Madrid
MunicipalityMadrid
Wards
Area
 • Total11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population
228,171
 • Density19,970/km2 (51,700/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
28017, 28027, 28032, 28033, 28043

Geography

Wards

The district is administratively divided into nine wards:

History

Its name, Linear City, comes from the model of organization by the Spanish architect Arturo Soria y Mata, the linear city, based on the idea of the line. The ‘Ciudad Lineal’ takes a form of a city 400 meters wide, centered on a tramway and a thoroughfare running parallel.[1] The main street in the district has his name, Arturo Soria street. Mariano Belmás Estrada was one of the main architects in the early days.[2]

References
  1. Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 3431. ISBN 9780415252256.
  2. Óscar da Rocha Aranda (2018). "Mariano Belmás Estrada" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

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