Centro (Madrid)

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Centro
District
Country	Spain
Aut. community	Community of Madrid
Municipality	Madrid
Area
• Total	5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population	149,718
• Density	28,587/km2 (74,040/sq mi)

Centro ([ˈθentɾo], "Centre") is a district of Madrid, Spain. It is approximately 5.23 km² (2.02 sq mi) in size. It has a population of 149,718 people and a population density of 28,587/km² (74,040/sq mi). It roughly corresponds to the bulk of the housing formerly enclosed by the so-called Walls of Philip IV.^[1] The district is made up of the neighbourhoods of Cortes, Embajadores, Justicia, Universidad, Palacio and Sol.