Districts of Barcelona

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Districts of Barcelona

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Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
, Catalonia

Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
, Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
proper is presently divided into 10 districts

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
. These are administrated by a councillor designated by the main city council

City council

A city council is a form of local government, usually covering a city or other urban area, such as a town. The system of government has roots back at least to the Roman Empire....
, and each of them have some powers relating to issues such as urbanism

Urbanism

Urbanism is the study of City, their geographic, economic, political, social and cultural Social environment, and the impact of all these forces on the built environment....
or infrastructure in their area.

The current division of the city into different districts was approved in 1984.

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Number	District	Size km²	Population	Density hab/km²	Neighbourhoods	Councilman	Party
1	Ciutat Vella Ciutat Vella *Ciutat Vella* is a districts of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan language and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain....	4.49	111,290	24,786	Barceloneta Barceloneta, Barcelona Barceloneta is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The neighborhood was constructed during the 18th century for the residents of the La Ribera, Barcelona who had been displaced by the construction of the Ciudadela of Barcelona.... · Barri Gòtic Barri Gòtic The Barri G?tic is the centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla, Barcelona to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to Ronda de Sant Pere.... · La Ribera La Ribera La Ribera is one of the quarters of Ciutat Vella of Barcelona.Many of the buildings date from late Medieval times. It was a well-to-do quarter during 13th-15th centuries, when it really was by the sea shore, and the area that today is named Barceloneta was still an island.... · El Raval El Raval File:Indiocarrerdelcarme.JPGFile:El gato de Raval.jpgFile:Stpaucamp.jpgFile:Pla?a angels.JPGEl Raval is a barrio in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Spain....	Carles Martí i Jufresa	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...
2	Eixample Eixample The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns . Constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, some parts of the Eixample were heavily influenced by modernisme architects, chief among whom was Antoni Gaudi....	7.46	262,485	35,586	Esquerra de l'Eixample · Dreta de l'Eixample · Barri de Sant Antoni · Fort Pienc	Assumpta Escarp i Gibert	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...
3	Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montju?c is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3.It covers the southern part of the city, joining the two former districts II and VII ....	21.35	177,636	8,321	Hostafrancs · La Bordeta · Montjuïc Montjuïc Montju?c is a hill located in Barcelona, Spain.... · Poble-Sec · Sants Sants Sants is a neighborhood in the southern part of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It belongs to the district of Sants-Montju?c and is bordered by the districts of l'Eixample to the northeast, Les Corts to the northwest, and by the municipality of l'Hospitalet de Llobregat to the south....	Immaculada Moraleda i Pérez	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...
4	Les Corts	6.08	82,588	13,584	Camp de la Creu · Camp Vell · Can Batllori · Can Sòl de Baix · Centre de les Corts · Can Bacardí · La Mercè La Mercè La Merc? is the "most important festival" of Barcelona . It has been an official city holiday since 1871, when the local government first organized a program of special activities to observe the Roman Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Mercy.... · Pedralbes · Sant Ramon · Zona Universitària	Montserrat Ballarín i Espuña	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...
5	Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Sarri?-Sant Gervasi is one of the biggest districts of Barcelona, Spain, situated on the north-west of the city, surrounded by districts of Les Corts, Gr?cia, Eixample i Horta-Guinardo, and by the villages of Sant Just, Sant Feliu, Molins de Rei and Sant Cugat....	20.09	140,461	6,992	Can Caralleu · Collserola · El Farró · El Putget · El Rectoret · Font del Món · Galvany · La Bonanova · Les Planes · Les tres torres · Mas Guimbau · Mas Sauró · Sant Gervasi de Cassoles · Sarrià Sarria Sarria is a municipality in the province of Lugo , northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia .... · Tibidabo Tibidabo Tibidabo is a mountain overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At 512 meters it is the tallest mountain in the Serra de Collserola. Rising sharply to the north-west, it affords spectacular views over the city and the surrounding coastline.... · Turó Parc · Vallvidrera Vallvidrera Vallvidrera is a district of Barcelona, Catalonia, in one of the sides of the Collserola hills . There are excellent views over the city and the Mediterranean from Vallvidrera, on a clear day it's possible to see the peaks of Mallorca on the horizon....	Katty Carreras-Moysi	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...
6	Gràcia Gracia Gracia Arabella Baur , mostly known as Gracia is a Germany singer....	4.19	120,087	28,660	Camp d'en Grassot · El Coll El Coll El Coll is a neighbourhood of Gr?cia, one of the 10 districts Barcelona is divided in. Located at the base of Tibidabo hill, it's 300 meters above sea level and is nowadays inhabited by 6.850 people.... · La Salut · Penitents · Vallcarca	Ricard Martínez i Monteagudo	ERC ERC ERC is Northeast Ohio's largest organization providing Human Resources and workplace programs, practices, training and consulting. ERC also hosts the NorthCoast 99 program and sponsors the ERC Health insurance program....
7	Horta-Guinardó Horta-Guinardó Horta-Guinard? is the name of one of the districts of Barcelona, located in its North-Eastern corner. It is named after two very heterogeneous areas of the city, Horta and Guinard?, which together cover a large area of 11.92 km?, which sums up for the 11,9% of the total extension of the city....	11.96	169,920	14,217	Baix Guinardó · Can Baró · Carmel Barri del Carmel Barri del Carmel is a neighbourhood in the district of Horta-Guinard?, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Carmel is in the municipal district of Horta-Guinard?.... · Font d'en Fargas · Font del Gos · Guinardó · Horta · La Clota · Montbau · Sant Genís · Taxonera · Vall d'Hebron	Elsa Blasco i Riera	ICV ICV ICV can stand for:* Idle Control Valve, a device to control the idle speed of an internal combustion engine.Integrity check valueInfantry combat vehicle, see Infantry fighting vehicle...
8	Nou Barris Nou Barris Nou Barris is one of the ten districts of Barcelona into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it's made up of fourteen....	8.04	164,981	20,520	Barri de Vallbona · Can Peguera · Canyelles Canyelles Canyelles is a town in the north-east of the Garraf Comarques of Catalonia, in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain.Main festivals include:... · Ciutat Meridiana · Guineueta Guineueta Guineueta is one of the nine original neighbourhoods that gave name to the district Nou Barris in Barcelona.Its size is about 57 ha. located between Parc Central dels Nou Barris and Parc de la Guineueta, and between Pla?a de Karl Marx, Barcelona and Pla?a de Llucmajor, Barcelona.... · Porta · Prosperitat · Roquetes · Torre Baró · Torre Llobeta · Trinitat Nova · Turó de la Peira · Verdum · Vilapicina	José Ignacio Cuervo	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...
9	Sant Andreu Sant Andreu Sant Andreu is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been divided up since 1984.Its size is 653 ha. and it had 142,598 inhabitants in 2005....	6.56	142,598	21,737	Baró de Viver · Bon Pastor Bon Pastor Bon Pastor is a neighbourhood in Sant Andreu, a district in the city of Barcelona.... · Congrés · La Sagrera · Navas · Sant Andreu de Palomar · Trinitat Vella	Sara Jaurrieta	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...
10	Sant Martí Sant Martí Sant Mart?, is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adri? del Bes?s and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinard? and Sant Andreu....	10.80	221,029	20,466	Besòs · Clot-Camp de l'Arpa · La Ciutadella · La Verneda · Poblenou Poblenou Poblenou is an extensive neighborhood of Barcelona that borders the Mediterranean sea to the south, Sant Adri? del Bes?s to the east, Parc de la Ciutadella in Ciutat Vella to the west, and Horta-Guinard? and Sant Andreu to the north.... · Sant Martí de Provençals	Francesc Narváez	PSC PSC The abbrevations PSC, Psc and psc have different meanings in different contexts.Security* Protect Security ConsultingTechnology...

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