Villa de Vallecas is (18th) one of the 21 districts of Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain, located 9 km southeast of Madrid. It is administratively organized into three neighborhoods: Casco Histórico de Vallecas (18.1), Santa Eugenia (18.2) and Ensanche de Vallecas (18.3).
The district borders:
- The municipalities of Rivas-Vaciamadrid and Getafe to the south, from which it is separated by the M-50 motorway.
- The district of Vicálvaro to the east, separated from Villa de Vallecas by the A-3.
- The district of Puente de Vallecas to the north, separated from Villa de Vallecas by Avenida de la Democracia, the Madrid-Zaragoza railway line and the M-40 motorway.
- The district of Villaverde to the west, separated from Villa de Vallecas by the Manzanares River.
Transport
Villa de Vallecas is one of the peripheral districts best connected to the city centre by rail. It has two stations called Vallecas (located just above the Sierra de Guadalupe station on Metro Line 1) and Santa Eugenia, in the neighbourhood of the same name.
In 1999, the metro arrived in Villa de Vallecas. Specifically, Metro de Madrid’s Line 1 runs through the district with six stations (three since 1999 and three since 2007). These are Sierra de Guadalupe, Villa de Vallecas, Congosto, La Gavia, Las Suertes and Valdecarros.
Within the network of the Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid, 13 lines serve the district.
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