Districts of Barcelona


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. In 2009, in Barcelona started using a new division of 73 neighbourhoods, a 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 have remained separate towns to this day, and are part of the much larger metropolitan area of Barcelona.
NumberDistrictSize km2PopulationDensity inhabitants/km2NeighbourhoodsCouncilmanParty
1Ciutat Vella4.49111,29024,786La Barceloneta, El Gòtic, El Raval, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la RiberaJordi Rabassa i MassonsBarcelona en Comú
2Eixample7.46262,48535,586L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, Dreta de l'Eixample, Fort Pienc, Sagrada Família, Sant AntoniJordi Martí GrauBarcelona en Comú
3Sants-Montjuïc21.35177,6368,321La 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 SoléBarcelona en Comú
4Les Corts6.0882,58813,584les Corts, la Maternitat i Sant Ramon, PedralbesXavier Marcé CarolSocialists' Party of Catalonia
5Sarrià-Sant Gervasi20.09140,4616,992El Putget i Farró, Sarrià, Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova, Sant Gervasi - Galvany, les Tres Torres, Vallvidrera, Tibidabo i les PlanesAlbert Batlle i BastardasSocialists' Party of Catalonia
6Gràcia4.19120,08728,660Vila de Gràcia, el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova, la Salut, el Coll, Vallcarca i els Penitents.Eloi Badia i CasasBarcelona en Comú
7Horta-Guinardó11.96169,92014,217El 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 AlarcónSocialists' Party of Catalonia
8Nou Barris8.04164,98120,520Can 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 LlobetaMarga Marí-KloseSocialists' Party of Catalonia
9Sant Andreu6.56142,59821,737Baró de Viver, Bon Pastor, El Congrés i els Indians, Navas, Sant Andreu de Palomar, La Sagrera i Trinitat VellaLucía Martín GonzálezBarcelona en Comú
10Sant Martí10.80221,02920,466El 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 PoblenouDavid Escudé RodríguezSocialists' Party of Catalonia

  1. Monjuïc and Zona Franca are not neighbourhoods but are in the district of Sants-Montjuïc.

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