Latina
Destrict o Madrid
Kirk o Santa Cristina
Kintra	Spain
Aut. commonty	Madrid
Municipality	Madrid
Govrenment
• Concejal	Nieves Sáez de Adana
Area
• Total	25.41 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Population	256,644
• Density	10097.8/km2 (26,153/sq mi)
Madrid destrict nummer	10

Latina is ane o the destricts o Madrid. Different frae La Latina aurie in the destrict o Centro, its name comes frae Beatriz Galindo La Latina.

Geografie

Position

The destrict, situatit in a soothwastren suburb o Madrid, borders wi the follaein destricts: Carabanchel, Arganzuela, Centro an Moncloa-Aravaca. It includes the auld cross-roads o the road o Extremadura, an it haes several tributar streams tae Manzanares river (Luche, Caño Roto etc.).

Subdiveesion

The destrict is admeenistratively dividit intae 7 wairds (Barrios):

• Aluche
• Campamento
• Cuatro Vientos
• Las Águilas
• Lucero
• Los Cármenes
• Puerta del Ángel

History

The destrict is foond ower Quaternar terrains. Thare are several promontories in the grund: Bermejo, Cerro de la Piedra, Cerro de los Alemanes, Cerro de los Cuervos, Cerro de la Mica (the highest one) an Cerro Almodóvar.

The destrict wis includit in the 1845 admeenistrative diveesion o Madrid in 10 destricts. It includit aw the so-cried los Carabancheles destricts which wur addit tae the ceety o Madrid as the destrict o Carabanchel in 1948. In 1971 that destrict wis dividit in the three current destricts: Usera, Carabanchel an Latina.

Govrenment

The Ceevil Aviation Accident an Incident Investigation Commission haes its heidquairters in Latina.^[1]

Transport

• Cercanías train line C-5. Stations: Aluche, Cuatro Vientos, Fanjul, Laguna and Las Águilas.
• Metro de Madrid: Lines 5 & 10.

Public services, interestin places

• Parque de Aluche or Parque Arias Navarro.
• Centro Comercial Aluche
• Junta Municipal de Distrito
• Colegio Público de Educación Especial Fray Pedro Ponce de León.
• Polideportivo municipal de Aluche.