List of gay villages
This is a list of gay villages, urban areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people. They tend to contain a number of gay lodgings, B&Bs, bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants, cafés and other similar businesses. Some may be gay getaways, such as Provincetown or Guerneville.
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Rue du Marché au Charbon | Brussels |
Brazil
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Farme de Amoedo Street | Rio de Janeiro | |
| Frei Caneca Street | São Paulo | |
| Jardins | São Paulo | |
| Huáscar de Figueiredo Street | Manaus |
Canada
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Jasper Avenue | Edmonton | |
| Le Village gai | Montreal | |
| The Village/Le village | Ottawa | |
| Church and Wellesley | Toronto | |
| Queen Street West/Parkdale "Queer West Village" | Toronto | |
| Davie Village | Vancouver |
Chile
China
Colombia
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Chapinero | Bogotá |
Cuba
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| "La Rampa", Vedado | Havana |
Denmark
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Strædet | Copenhagen | |
| Skolegade | Aarhus |
France
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Le Marais | Paris | |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | Narbonne | |
| Beaubourg/Les Halles | Paris | |
| Saint Pierre | Bordeaux | |
| Le Vieux-Lille | Lille | |
| Quartier Boisnet | Angers | |
| La Croisette | Cannes | |
| Vieux Port, the Plaine and the Cours Julien | Marseille | |
| Canal du Midi banks in Saint-Aubin neighborhood, Port Saint-Sauveur | Toulouse | |
| Place du Marché-aux-Fleurs, Promenade du Peyrou | Montpellier | |
| Grosso Quarter | Nice | |
| Rue Royale, Opéra, Hôtel de Ville | Lyon | |
| Place du Marché, Place Hoche | Versailles |
Germany
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| "Nollendorfkiez"; Nollendorfplatz / Motzstraße / Eisenacher Straße / Fuggerstraße /Viktoria-Luise-Platz in the west of Schöneberg | Berlin | |
| The area around Helmholtzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg | Berlin | |
| Lange Reihe in St. Georg, Hamburg | Hamburg | |
| Schaafenstraße in Innenstadt, Cologne | Cologne | |
| Nordend | Frankfurt | |
| Glockenbachviertel | Munich | |
| Gurlarn Ziegelviertel | Fürstenzell |
Greece
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Gazi | Athens | koukaki |
| Saint Eirini's Square, and part of Aiolou Street | Athens | |
| Mykonos | Mykonos |
Italy
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Torre del Lago | Viareggio, Tuscany | |
| Porta Venezia | Milan | |
| San Giovanni in Laterano street | Rome | |
| Parco del Ninfeo | Rome |
Japan
see also :ja:ゲイ・タウン#日本の主なゲイ・タウン|Gay villages of Japan| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Shinjuku ni-chōme | Tokyo | |
| Doyama | Osaka | |
| Ueno | Tokyo | |
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka | |
| Sakae & Fushimi | Nagoya | |
| Asakusa | Tokyo | |
| Shinbashi | Tokyo | |
| Namba | Osaka | |
| :ja:野毛町|Noge | Yokohama | |
| Susukino | Hokkaidō | |
| :ja:流川|Nagarekawa | Hiroshima | |
| Ikebukuro | Tokyo | |
| :ja:桜坂 |Sakurazaka | Okinawa | |
| Shinsekai | Osaka |
Mexico
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Zona Rosa | Mexico City | |
| Zona Romantica | Puerto Vallarta | |
| Prisciliano Sanchez St. & Chapultepec | Guadalajara | |
| Zona Rosa, Tijuana. "Santa Cecilia Plaza" | Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico |
Netherlands
New Zealand
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Karangahape Road | Auckland | |
| Ponsonby | Auckland | |
| Wellington Central | Wellington | based upon NZ census records of same sex couples |
The Philippines
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Malate | Manila | |
| Timog | Quezon City |
Portugal
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Bairro Alto | Lisbon | |
| Chiado | Lisbon | |
| Príncipe Real | Lisbon |
South Africa
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | |
| Parkhurst | Johannesburg | |
| Melville | Johannesburg | |
| Green Point | Cape Town | |
| De Waterkant | Cape Town | |
| Sea Point | Cape Town |
South Korea
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Jongro | Seoul | |
| Homo Hill, Itaewon | Seoul | |
| Sinchon | Seoul |
Spain
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Chueca | Madrid | |
| Lavapiés | Madrid | |
| Malasaña | Madrid | |
| La Latina | Madrid | |
| Gaixample | Barcelona | |
| Sitges | Sitges | |
| Barrio del Carmen | Valencia | |
| Ruzafa | Valencia | |
| Alameda | Sevilla | |
| Barrio del Arenal | Sevilla | |
| Alfalfa | Sevilla | |
| Old Town | Benidorm | |
| Muelle de la Marzana | Bilbao | |
| Elvira | Granada | |
| Calle de la Virgen | Ibiza | |
| Plaza de Ferray | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | |
| Playa del Inglés | Maspalomas | |
| Barrio de La Merced | Málaga | |
| Barrio de Santa Eulalia | Murcia | |
| Gomila | Palma, Majorca | |
| Avenida del Generalísimo | Puerto de la Cruz | |
| Old town north east - Entremuros | Santiago de Compostela | |
| Salto del Caballo | Toledo | |
| La Nogalera | Torremolinos | |
| Areal | Vigo | |
| Puerta del Carmen | Zaragoza |
Sweden
| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Mariatorget | Stockholm |