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Usera

Usera is a district of , . It lies on the southern bank of the Manzanares. It is home to about 10% of the Chinese citizens who live in the , and has long-established colombian community.
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  • Type: Suburb with 141,000 residents
  • Description: district of Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “District 12”, “Distrito Usera”, and “Usera District”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum Reina Sofía and Palacio Real de Madrid.

Museum
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The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía.

Museum
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The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in and one of the largest in the world. is situated 3½ km north of Usera.

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The is a gate located in , . It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996. Construction began in 1812, but was not completed until 1827.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sol-Letras-Lavapiés and Arganzuela.

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Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

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is a district in southern on the banks of river Manzanares. In addition to that, this article covers all southern districts of the Spanish capital, most of which are little frequented by international travellers.

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For the purposes of this guide, districts of Latina, Moratalaz, Usera, Puente de Vallecas, Moratalaz, Villaverde, Villa de Vallecas and Vicálvaro are considered as the of .

Usera

Latitude
40.3839° or 40° 23′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.7064° or 3° 42′ 23″ west
Population
141,000
Elevation
586 metres (1,923 feet)
Open location code
8CGR97MV+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332027758
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6544490
Wiki­data ID
Q953368
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Usera” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ուսերա”
  • Asturian: “Usera”
  • Basque: “Usera”
  • Bulgarian: “Усера”
  • Catalan: “Usera”
  • Cebuano: “Usera”
  • Chinese: “乌塞拉区”
  • Chinese: “烏謝拉區”
  • Dutch: “Usera”
  • Esperanto: “Usero”
  • French: “Usera”
  • Galician: “Distrito 12”
  • Galician: “Distrito de Usera”
  • Galician: “Usera”
  • German: “Usera”
  • Italian: “Usera”
  • Japanese: “ウセラ”
  • Korean: “우세라”
  • Malagasy: “Usera”
  • Polish: “Usera”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito 12”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Usera”
  • Portuguese: “Usera”
  • Quechua: “Usera distritu”
  • Russian: “Усера”
  • Scots: “Usera”
  • Slovenian: “Usera”
  • Spanish: “Distrito 12”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Usera”
  • Spanish: “Usera”
  • Swedish: “Usera”
  • Turkish: “Usera”

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