page_title: Aranjuez
section_title: Government and administration
hierarchical_section_title: Aranjuez / Government and administration
caption_attribution_description: English: Rough sketch of the historical centre of Aranjuez (not to scaleEspañol: Este es solo un dibujo aproximado (no está a escala)
context_page_description: Aranjuez is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid.
  Located in the southern end of the region, the main urban nucleus lies on the left bank of Tagus, a bit upstream the discharge of the Jarama. As of 2019, the municipality has a registered population of 59,607. Aranjuez became one of the Royal Estates of the Crown of Spain in 1560, during the reign of Philip II. Until 1752, only the royalty and nobility were allowed to dwell in the town.
  The Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001.
context_section_description: The city of Aranjuez is governed by a single municipal authority, which, for convenience divides into the several administrative districts which in turn may contain residential estates (urbanizaciones):
  Centro, includes the royal sites, the bullring and the historic town center, with central market and shopping
  Vergel – Olivas,
  Polígono de Las Aves, to the west near the railway station, near Pirelli & Jardín Narváez
  Nuevo Aranjuez, to the south, on higher ground
  Foso – Moreras associated with Garden City of Agfa, and ambitious, but as yet incomplete project
  Urbanización Mirador de Aranjuez A vast, mostly failed (turn of the 20th–21st century) house-building project on a steep southerly slope overlooking the old town.
  La Montaña – new (turn of the 20th–21st century) district of about 5000 homes (Many 'toxic assets' still vacant) about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the town. It has the district Hospital-Tajo, a 4-star Hotel-Barcelo with spa and 18-hole golf-course, Gran-Casino, La Finca event venue, a vast commercial centre (Plaza) and car-park which was built but never opened, and a business campus Centro Empresial which contains the small-business support unit APME, a substantial supermarket and a few small businesses. Various shops are to be found elsewhere about the barrio. The residents Association is known as Asociación de Vecinos del Barrio de la Montaña or AVBM.
  Cortijo de San Isidro, a small residential settlement around a former royal hunting lodge, a volunteer sub-council represents residents interests.
caption: This is an orientation sketch of the Centro or old town and is not to scale
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