El Cañaveral
El Cañaveral is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid, belonging to the district of Vicálvaro. Created in November 2017 after the passing of the new internal organization of the district on 31 October 2017 by the plenary of the Madrid City Council, it is named after the in the area, which unlike the administrative neighborbood does not extend to the east of the Cañada Real linear shanty town, as the administrative neighborhood also currently comprises the future development of, another PAU. The first neighbors of the PAU installed in 2016. As of 1 March 2020, the neighborhood has a population of 2,565.
Once the PAU is fully built it is expected to feature 14,000 housing units. In addition, Los Cerros is tentatively expected to feature 15,000 housing units.
The neighborhood is roughly delimitated by the C-2/C-7 commuter railroads, the R-3, and the municipal borders with Rivas-Vaciamadrid, San Fernando de Henares and Coslada.
