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. 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.
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 Population Density inhabitants/km2NeighbourhoodsNºNamePopulationSize(ha) 1 Old City 4.11 109,672 26,684.21 El Raval48,6881102El Gòtic22,85081.63La Barceloneta15,125109.54Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera23,009111 2 Eixample 7.46 269,349 36,105.85 Fort Pienc33,44592.96Sagrada Família52,164104.27Dreta de l'Eixample44,0882128L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample43,046122.89La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample57,906134.110Sant Antoni38,70080.4 3 Sants-Montjuïc 22.68 187,026 8,246.311 Poble-sec40,204458.512la Marina del Prat Vermell1,3561,403.413la Marina de Port31,092126.914la Font de la Guatlla10,23929.715Hostafrancs16,1024116la Bordeta19,45157.217Sants-Badal24,90341.518Sants43,679109.5 4 Les Corts 6.02 81,576 13,550.819 les Corts45,94314120la Maternitat i Sant Ramon23,825191.521Pedralbes11,808268.5 5 Sarrià-Sant Gervasi 19.91 149,201 7,493.822 Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes4,7601,132.923Sarrià24,769304.724les Tres Torres16,35678.825Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova25,984223.426Sant Gervasi - Galvany47,346166.927el Putxet i el Farró29,98684.8 6 Gràcia 4.19 123,276 29,421.528 Vallcarca i els Penitents16,325125.129el Coll7,68835.330la Salut13,45564.831Vila de Gràcia50,456132.132Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova35,35265.1 7 Horta-Guinardó 11.96 173,944 14,543.833 el Baix Guinardó25,84256.234Can Baró9,32038.435el Guinardó37,325130.936la Font d'en Fargues9,50565.737el Carmel32,7249438la Teixonera12,04433.839Sant Genís dels Agudells7,385168.140Montbau5,114205.541la Vall d'Hebron5,93274.542la Clota69817.843Horta28,055307 8 Nou Barris 8.05 173,552 21,559.344Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta25,87556.445Porta27,79683.746el Turó de la Peira16,18635.447Can Peguera2,21511.948la Guineueta15,26761.249Canyelles6,8137950les Roquetes16,56364.351Verdum12,86523.752la Prosperitat26,86859.153la Trinitat Nova7,62857.754Torre Baró2,923174.255Ciutat Meridiana11,15237.756Vallbona1,40160.8 9 Sant Andreu 6.59 151,537 22,99557 la Trinitat Vella10,51380.858Baró de Viver2,6532359Bon Pastor13,730186.560Sant Andreu de Palomar58,225186.761la Sagrera29,56898.662el Congrés i els Indians14,54940.963Navas22,29942.4 10 Sant Martí 10.39 241,181 23,212.864el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot38,83874.165el Clot26,75969.766el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou15,914112.267la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou9,39592.568Poblenou34,411156.769Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou13,536120.370el Besòs i el Maresme26,116118.571Provençals del Poblenou21,185108.672Sant Martí de Provençals26,22973.473la Verneda i la Pau28,798112.7 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. 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.
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See also History of Barcelona Urban planning of Barcelona Street names in Barcelona Former municipalities of Barcelona
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