Districts of Barcelona
Barcelona,Catalonia,Spainis divided into 10districts.These are administered by a councillor designated by the maincity council,and each of them have some powers relating to issues such asurbanismor infrastructure in their area. The current division of the city into different districts was approved in 1984.[1]In 2009 Barcelona started using a new division of 73 neighbourhoods (the 10 districts are still in use), a division that was done for a better service from the City Council.[1]
Some of these districts have a previous history as independent municipalities which wereintegratedinto the city of Barcelona during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, such asSarrià,Les Corts,Sant Andreu de Palomar,GràciaorSant Martí de Provençals.However, other municipalities which are contiguous to Barcelona (such asL'Hospitalet de Llobregat,Badalona,Sant Adrià de BesòsorMontcada i Reixac) have remained separate towns to this day, and are part of the much largermetropolitan area of Barcelona.
Nº. | District | Location | Size km2[2] | Population[3] | Densityinhabitants/km2 | Neighbourhoods[4] | ||||
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Nº | Name | Population | Size (ha) | |||||||
1 | Old City | 4.11 | 109,672 | 26,684.2 | 1 | El Raval | 48,688 | 110 | ||
2 | El Gòtic | 22,850 | 81.6 | |||||||
3 | La Barceloneta | 15,125 | 109.5 | |||||||
4 | Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera | 23,009 | 111 | |||||||
2 | Eixample | 7.46 | 269,349 | 36,105.8 | 5 | Fort Pienc | 33,445 | 92.9 | ||
6 | Sagrada Família | 52,164 | 104.2 | |||||||
7 | Dreta de l'Eixample | 44,088 | 212 | |||||||
8 | L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample | 43,046 | 122.8 | |||||||
9 | La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | 57,906 | 134.1 | |||||||
10 | Sant Antoni | 38,700 | 80.4 | |||||||
3 | Sants-Montjuïc | 22.68 | 187,026 | 8,246.3 | 11 | Poble-sec | 40,204 | 458.5 | ||
12 | la Marina del Prat Vermell | 1,356 | 1,403.4 | |||||||
13 | la Marina de Port | 31,092 | 126.9 | |||||||
14 | la Font de la Guatlla | 10,239 | 29.7 | |||||||
15 | Hostafrancs | 16,102 | 41 | |||||||
16 | la Bordeta | 19,451 | 57.2 | |||||||
17 | Sants-Badal | 24,903 | 41.5 | |||||||
18 | Sants | 43,679 | 109.5 | |||||||
4 | Les Corts | 6.02 | 81,576 | 13,550.8 | 19 | les Corts | 45,943 | 141 | ||
20 | la Maternitat i Sant Ramon | 23,825 | 191.5 | |||||||
21 | Pedralbes | 11,808 | 268.5 | |||||||
5 | Sarrià-Sant Gervasi | 19.91 | 149,201 | 7,493.8 | 22 | Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes | 4,760 | 1,132.9 | ||
23 | Sarrià | 24,769 | 304.7 | |||||||
24 | les Tres Torres | 16,356 | 78.8 | |||||||
25 | Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova | 25,984 | 223.4 | |||||||
26 | Sant Gervasi - Galvany | 47,346 | 166.9 | |||||||
27 | el Putget i Farró | 29,986 | 84.8 | |||||||
6 | Gràcia | 4.19 | 123,276 | 29,421.5 | 28 | Vallcarca i els Penitents | 16,325 | 125.1 | ||
29 | el Coll | 7,688 | 35.3 | |||||||
30 | la Salut | 13,455 | 64.8 | |||||||
31 | Vila de Gràcia | 50,456 | 132.1 | |||||||
32 | Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova | 35,352 | 65.1 | |||||||
7 | Horta-Guinardó | 11.96 | 173,944 | 14,543.8 | 33 | el Baix Guinardó | 25,842 | 56.2 | ||
34 | Can Baró | 9,320 | 38.4 | |||||||
35 | el Guinardó | 37,325 | 130.9 | |||||||
36 | la Font d'en Fargues | 9,505 | 65.7 | |||||||
37 | el Carmel | 32,724 | 94 | |||||||
38 | la Teixonera | 12,044 | 33.8 | |||||||
39 | Sant Genís dels Agudells | 7,385 | 168.1 | |||||||
40 | Montbau | 5,114 | 205.5 | |||||||
41 | la Vall d'Hebron | 5,932 | 74.5 | |||||||
42 | la Clota | 698 | 17.8 | |||||||
43 | Horta | 28,055 | 307 | |||||||
8 | Nou Barris | 8.05 | 173,552 | 21,559.3 | 44 | Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta | 25,875 | 56.4 | ||
45 | Porta | 27,796 | 83.7 | |||||||
46 | el Turó de la Peira | 16,186 | 35.4 | |||||||
47 | Can Peguera | 2,215 | 11.9 | |||||||
48 | la Guineueta | 15,267 | 61.2 | |||||||
49 | Canyelles | 6,813 | 79 | |||||||
50 | les Roquetes | 16,563 | 64.3 | |||||||
51 | Verdum | 12,865 | 23.7 | |||||||
52 | la Prosperitat | 26,868 | 59.1 | |||||||
53 | la Trinitat Nova | 7,628 | 57.7 | |||||||
54 | Torre Baró | 2,923 | 174.2 | |||||||
55 | Ciutat Meridiana | 11,152 | 37.7 | |||||||
56 | Vallbona | 1,401 | 60.8 | |||||||
9 | Sant Andreu | 6.59 | 151,537 | 22,995 | 57 | la Trinitat Vella | 10,513 | 80.8 | ||
58 | Baró de Viver | 2,653 | 23 | |||||||
59 | Bon Pastor | 13,730 | 186.5 | |||||||
60 | Sant Andreu de Palomar | 58,225 | 186.7 | |||||||
61 | la Sagrera | 29,568 | 98.6 | |||||||
62 | el Congrés i els Indians | 14,549 | 40.9 | |||||||
63 | Navas | 22,299 | 42.4 | |||||||
10 | Sant Martí | 10.39 | 241,181 | 23,212.8 | 64 | el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot | 38,838 | 74.1 | ||
65 | el Clot | 26,759 | 69.7 | |||||||
66 | el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou | 15,914 | 112.2 | |||||||
67 | la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou | 9,395 | 92.5 | |||||||
68 | Poblenou | 34,411 | 156.7 | |||||||
69 | Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou | 13,536 | 120.3 | |||||||
70 | el Besòs i el Maresme | 26,116 | 118.5 | |||||||
71 | Provençals del Poblenou | 21,185 | 108.6 | |||||||
72 | Sant Martí de Provençals | 26,229 | 73.4 | |||||||
73 | la Verneda i la Pau | 28,798 | 112.7 | |||||||
Nota *: Montjuïc and Zona Franca are not neighbourhoods but are in the district of Sants-Montjuïc. |
Gallery
[edit]-
Detailed map of districts of Barcelona.
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Local government of Nou Barris.
See also
[edit]- History of Barcelona
- Urban planning of Barcelona
- Street names in Barcelona
- Former Municipalities of Barcelona
References
[edit]- ^ab"Pla del futur del barri de Verdun"(PDF)(in Catalan). Barcelona city council. December 2010. p. 3. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-04-11.
- ^Ajuntament de Barcelona (ed.)."Size by district 2018".Retrieved1 March2021.
- ^Ajuntament de Barcelona, ed. (2021)."Population por neighbourhood".Archived fromthe original(web)on 11 November 2021.Retrieved1 March2021.
- ^Ajuntament de Barcelona,ed. (1 January 2020)."Population of Barcelona by years of registration in the census".Archived fromthe originalon 1 March 2021.Retrieved1 March2021.