Districts Of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain proper is divided into 10 districts. These are administrated by a councillor designated by the main city council, and each of them have some powers relating to issues such as urbanism or infrastructure in their area. The current division of the city into different districts was approved in 1984. In 2009, in Barcelona was a new division in 73 neighborhoods (the 10 districts are still valables), division that was done for a better service from the City Council.
Some of these districts have a previous history as independent municipalities which were integrated into the city of Barcelona during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, such as Sarrià, Les Corts, Sant Andreu de Palomar, Gràcia or Sant Martí de Provençals. However, other municipalities which are contiguous to Barcelona (such as L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Sant Adrià de Besòs or Montcada i Reixac) have remained separate towns to this day, and are part of the much larger metropolitan area of Barcelona.
| Number | District | Size km² | Population | Density hab/km | Neighbourhoods | Councilman | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciutat Vella | 4.49 | 111,290 | 24,786 | La Barceloneta, El Gòtic, El Raval, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera | Carles Martí i Jufresa | PSC |
| 2 | Eixample | 7.46 | 262,485 | 35,586 | L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, Dreta de l'Eixample, Fort Pienc, Sagrada Família, Sant Antoni | Assumpta Escarp i Gibert | PSC |
| 3 | Sants-Montjuïc | 21.35 | 177,636 | 8,321 | la Bordeta, la Font de la Guatlla, Hostafrancs, la Marina de Port, la Marina del Prat Vermell, El Poble-sec, Sants, Sants-Badal, Montjuïc*, Zona Franca - Port* | Immaculada Moraleda i Pérez | PSC |
| 4 | Les Corts | 6.08 | 82,588 | 13,584 | les Corts, la Maternitat i Sant Ramon, Pedralbes | Montserrat Ballarín i Espuña | PSC |
| 5 | Sarrià-Sant Gervasi | 20.09 | 140,461 | 6,992 | El Putget i Farró, Sarrià, Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova, Sant Gervasi - Galvany, les Tres Torres, Vallvidrera, Tibidabo i les Planes | Katty Carreras-Moysi | PSC |
| 6 | Gràcia | 4.19 | 120,087 | 28,660 | Vila de Gràcia, el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova, la Salut, el Coll, Vallcarca i els Penitents. | Ricard Martínez i Monteagudo | ERC |
| 7 | Horta-Guinardó | 11.96 | 169,920 | 14,217 | El Baix Guinardó, El Guinardó, Can Baró, El Carmel, la Font d'en Fargues, Horta, la Clota, Montbau, Sant Genís dels Agudells, la Teixonera, La Vall d'Hebron. | Elsa Blasco i Riera | ICV |
| 8 | Nou Barris | 8.04 | 164,981 | 20,520 | Can Peguera, Canyelles, Ciutat Meridiana, La Guineueta, Porta, La Prosperitat, les Roquetes, Torre Baró, la Trinitat Nova, El Turó de la Peira, Vallbona, Verdum, Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta | Carmen Andrés Añón | PSC |
| 9 | Sant Andreu | 6.56 | 142,598 | 21,737 | Baró de Viver, Bon Pastor, El Congrés i els Indians, Navas, Sant Andreu de Palomar, La Sagrera i Trinitat Vella | Sara Jaurrieta | PSC |
| 10 | Sant Martí | 10.80 | 221,029 | 20,466 | El Besòs i el Maresme, el Clot, El Camp de l'Arpa del Clot, Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou, el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou, Poblenou, Provençals del Poblenou, Sant Martí de Provençals, La Verneda i la Pau, la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou | Francesc Narváez | PSC |
- (*) Monjuïc and Zona Franca are not neighbourhoods but are in the district of Sants-Montjuïc.
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