Fuencarral-El Pardo
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Template:Infobox settlement Fuencarral-El Pardo is one of the 21 districts that form the city of Madrid, Spain.
Overview
Fuencarral-El Pardo is the district number 8 and consists of the following neighborhoods: El Pardo (81), Fuentelarreina (82), Peñagrande (83), Pilar (84), La Paz (85), Valverde (86), Mirasierra (87) and El Goloso (88).
Despite its being a part of a capital city, the northern part of El Pardo is an ecologically important landscape, having been preserved as a royal hunting estate. The European Union has designated the Monte de El Pardo as a Special Protection Area for bird-life.
Geography
Subdivision
The district is administratively divided into 8 wards (Barrios):
- Barrio del Pilar
- El Goloso
- El Pardo
- Fuentelarreina
- La Paz
- Mirasierra
- Peñagrande
- Valverde
See also
- Fuencarral
- Royal Palace of El Pardo
External links
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