Districts of Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain is divided into 10 districts. These are administered 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 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.

Districts and neighbourhoods of Barcelona (2021)
Nº. District Location Size km2[2] Population[3] Density inhabitants/km2 Neighbourhoods[4]
Nº Name Population Size
(ha)
1 Old City 4.11 109,672 26,684.2 1 El Raval 48,688 110
2 El Gòtic 22,850 81.6
3 La Barceloneta 15,125 109.5
4 Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera 23,009 111
2 Eixample 7.46 269,349 36,105.8 5 Fort Pienc 33,445 92.9
6 Sagrada Família 52,164 104.2
7 Dreta de l'Eixample 44,088 212
8 L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample 43,046 122.8
9 La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample 57,906 134.1
10 Sant Antoni 38,700 80.4
3 Sants-Montjuïc 22.68 187,026 8,246.3 11 Poble-sec 40,204 458.5
12 la Marina del Prat Vermell 1,356 1,403.4
13 la Marina de Port 31,092 126.9
14 la Font de la Guatlla 10,239 29.7
15 Hostafrancs 16,102 41
16 la Bordeta 19,451 57.2
17 Sants-Badal 24,903 41.5
18 Sants 43,679 109.5
4 Les Corts 6.02 81,576 13,550.8 19 les Corts 45,943 141
20 la Maternitat i Sant Ramon 23,825 191.5
21 Pedralbes 11,808 268.5
5 Sarrià-Sant Gervasi 19.91 149,201 7,493.8 22 Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes 4,760 1,132.9
23 Sarrià 24,769 304.7
24 les Tres Torres 16,356 78.8
25 Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova 25,984 223.4
26 Sant Gervasi - Galvany 47,346 166.9
27 el Putxet i el Farró 29,986 84.8
6 Gràcia 4.19 123,276 29,421.5 28 Vallcarca i els Penitents 16,325 125.1
29 el Coll 7,688 35.3
30 la Salut 13,455 64.8
31 Vila de Gràcia 50,456 132.1
32 Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova 35,352 65.1
7 Horta-Guinardó 11.96 173,944 14,543.8 33 el Baix Guinardó 25,842 56.2
34 Can Baró 9,320 38.4
35 el Guinardó 37,325 130.9
36 la Font d'en Fargues 9,505 65.7
37 el Carmel 32,724 94
38 la Teixonera 12,044 33.8
39 Sant Genís dels Agudells 7,385 168.1
40 Montbau 5,114 205.5
41 la Vall d'Hebron 5,932 74.5
42 la Clota 698 17.8
43 Horta 28,055 307
8 Nou Barris 8.05 173,552 21,559.3 44 Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta 25,875 56.4
45 Porta 27,796 83.7
46 el Turó de la Peira 16,186 35.4
47 Can Peguera 2,215 11.9
48 la Guineueta 15,267 61.2
49 Canyelles 6,813 79
50 les Roquetes 16,563 64.3
51 Verdum 12,865 23.7
52 la Prosperitat 26,868 59.1
53 la Trinitat Nova 7,628 57.7
54 Torre Baró 2,923 174.2
55 Ciutat Meridiana 11,152 37.7
56 Vallbona 1,401 60.8
9 Sant Andreu 6.59 151,537 22,995 57 la Trinitat Vella 10,513 80.8
58 Baró de Viver 2,653 23
59 Bon Pastor 13,730 186.5
60 Sant Andreu de Palomar 58,225 186.7
61 la Sagrera 29,568 98.6
62 el Congrés i els Indians 14,549 40.9
63 Navas 22,299 42.4
10 Sant Martí 10.39 241,181 23,212.8 64 el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot 38,838 74.1
65 el Clot 26,759 69.7
66 el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou 15,914 112.2
67 la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou 9,395 92.5
68 Poblenou 34,411 156.7
69 Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou 13,536 120.3
70 el Besòs i el Maresme 26,116 118.5
71 Provençals del Poblenou 21,185 108.6
72 Sant Martí de Provençals 26,229 73.4
73 la Verneda i la Pau 28,798 112.7
Note *: Montjuïc and Zona Franca are not neighbourhoods but are in the district of Sants-Montjuïc.

District No. 11

District No. 11 is not a geographical district, but an international development initiative, established by the City Council of Barcelona to coordinate solidarity and resources. It was launched in 1992 by Mayor Pasqual Maragall during Bosnian War to help to rebuild the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.[5] On September 22, 2025, in the context of the Gaza War, the City Council granted Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian cities the status of District No. 11 aiming to mitigate the atrocities of Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.[6]

  • Detailed map of districts of Barcelona.
  • Local government of Nou Barris.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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 2016-04-11.
  2. ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona (ed.). "Size by district 2018". Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona, ed. (2021). "Population por neighbourhood". Archived from the original (web) on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona, ed. (1 January 2020). "Population of Barcelona by years of registration in the census". Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Barcelona and Sarajevo commemorate this year the 30th anniversary of relations between the two cities". Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Barcelona Recognizes Palestine as District 11: A Significant Step Forward in Solidarity and Cooperation". Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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