Ciudad de los Deportes
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MexicoCiudad de los Deportes | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (left) and Plaza México (right) | |
 Location of Ciudad de los Deportes (in red) within Benito Juárez borough | |
| Country | Mexico |
| City |  Mexico City |
| Borough | Benito Juárez |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.421 km2 (0.163 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,100[1] |
| Postal code | 03710 |
Ciudad de los Deportes (literally: Sports City) is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, Mexico City.
The neighborhood was initially planned to have several sports facilities including tennis courts, swimming pools, football fields and gymnasiums (hence the name) as well as a residential and commercial zone. Nevertheless, only two of the planned facilities were built: a bullring, the Plaza México and the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes.
Ciudad de los Deportes is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City.
The neighborhood is bordered by:[2][3]
- Eje 5 Sur San Antonio on the north, across which is Colonia Ampliación Nápoles
- Avenida Patriotismo on the west, across which is Santa María Nonoalco
- Eje 6 Sur Holbein on the south, across which is Colonia Noche Buena and Colonia San Juan
- Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur on the east, across which is Colonia Insurgentes San Borja
Description
Ciudad de los Deportes has two of the most important sports facilities in Mexico City: Plaza de Toros México, the world largest bullring, and Estadio Azul former home to the football club Cruz Azul. The stadium, though, was set to be demolished in July 2018; a shopping center is planned to be built at the place.[4]
The neighborhood is mainly residential, but it also has some restaurants, cafés and shops, including a large department store.
Similarly to adjacent Colonia Noche Buena and Colonia Nápoles, Ciudad de los Deportes' street nomenclature on the east side of the neighborhood corresponds to cities and states of the United States, such as Indiana, Atlanta and Carolina. On the west side, the nomenclature corresponds to painters, such as Tiepolo and Tintoretto.
