Ensanche de Vallecas is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid, belonging to the district of Villa de Vallecas.

Ensanche de Vallecas
Location of Ensanche de Vallecas
CountrySpain
RegionCommunity of Madrid
MunicipalityMadrid
DistrictVilla de Vallecas
Population
 (2020)
 • Total49,290
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The urbanisation of the area was conceived as a PAU (Programa de Actuación Urbanística) named "Ensanche de Vallecas" within the Casco Histórico de Vallecas neighborhood. In March 2016 a popular vote on the name was carried out. "La Gavia" and "Ensanche de Vallecas" were the two options at stake.[1] As the participation quorum remained below the required minimum (3,774 votes), the result of the consultation, in which 2,960 neighbors took part ("La Gavia", 1801 votes vs. "Ensanche de Vallecas", 1159 votes) was deemed invalid.[2] The formal creation of the administrative neighborhood was approved on 31 May 2017 by the Government Board of the Madrid City Council under the name of "Ensanche de Vallecas". The measure became effective in June.[3] As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 49,290.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Caro, Ana (2016-03-14). "Los vecinos del Ensanche de Vallecas deciden el nuevo nombre del barrio". El Mundo.
  2. ^ Constantini, Luca (2017-05-31). "El Ayuntamiento convierte en oficial el nombre del barrio del Ensanche de Vallecas". El País.
  3. ^ Ayuntamiento de Madrid: "Acuerdo del Pleno, de 31 de mayo de 2017, por el que se aprueba la creación del Barrio denominado "Ensanche de Vallecas" en el distrito de Villa de Vallecas y la modificación del Reglamento Orgánico de los Distritos de la Ciudad de Madrid" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid (140). 2017-06-14. ISSN 1989-4791.
  4. ^ "Población por distrito y barrio". Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Retrieved 11 March 2020.