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Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 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.[1] In 2009, in 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 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 inhabitants/km2 | Neighbourhoods | Councilman[2] | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciutat Vella | 4.49 | 111,290 | 24,786 | La Barceloneta, El Gòtic, El Raval, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera | Jordi Rabassa i Massons | Barcelona en Comú |
| 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 | Jordi Martí Grau | Barcelona en Comú |
| 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* | Marc Serra Solé | Barcelona en Comú |
| 4 | Les Corts | 6.08 | 82,588 | 13,584 | les Corts, la Maternitat i Sant Ramon, Pedralbes | Xavier Marcé Carol | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
| 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 | Albert Batlle i Bastardas | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
| 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. | Eloi Badia i Casas | Barcelona en Comú |
| 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. | Rosa Alarcón | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
| 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 | Marga Marí-Klose | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
| 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 | Lucía Martín González | Barcelona en Comú |
| 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 | David Escudé Rodríguez | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
- (*) Montjuïc and Zona Franca are not neighbourhoods but are in the district of Sants-Montjuïc.
Gallery
Detailed map of districts of Barcelona.
Local government of Nou Barris.
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Pla del futur del barri de Verdun" (PDF) (in Catalan). Barcelona city council. December 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Els Districtes del Nou Govern de Barcelona: Com es reparteixen?". betevé (in Catalan). 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-12-28.