Sants-Montjuïc
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Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II (made up by Montjuïc
Montjuïc
Montjuïc is a hill located in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Etymology:Montjuïc is translated as 'Jew Hill' in medieval Catalan, or is perhaps related to the Latin phrase Mons Jovicus . The name is found in several locations in the Catalan Countries: the Catalan cities of Girona and Barcelona both have a...
and Poble-Sec) and VII (Sants
Sants
Sants is a neighborhood in the southern part of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Formerly an industrial town on the plain bordering Barcelona, known as Santa Maria de Sants, it belongs nowadays to the district of Sants-Montjuïc and is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the northeast, Les Corts to...
- Hostafrancs
Hostafrancs
Hostafrancs is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia . Originally the land belonged to the former municipality of Santa Maria de Sants, the current district. In 1839 the Provincial Council was to disassociate the sector was the Pont d'en Rabassa Cross to cover for...
- La Bordeta), as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca
Zona Franca (Barcelona)
Zona Franca is a logistics and industrial area located in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia . It is near the C-31 road and la Marina de Sants , el Prat de Llobregat and l'Hospitalet de Llobregat...
. As of the 2005 census, it had a population of 177.636. It borders Les Corts
Les Corts
Les Corts may refer to:*Camp de Les Corts - the former home ground of FC Barcelona.*District of Les Corts - a district of Barcelona....
, 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....
, Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample...
, and the municipalities L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat or briefly L'Hospitalet is a city to the immediate southwest of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, and the second largest in Catalonia by population...
and El Prat de Llobregat
El Prat de Llobregat
El Prat de Llobregat , commonly known as El Prat, is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Llobregat inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the delta of the Llobregat river on the right bank, bordering the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Barcelona and Viladecans. More than a quarter of the...
.
It was one of the former municipalities added to Barcelona. The former municipality had the main nucleus in the neighbourhood of Sants
Sants
Sants is a neighborhood in the southern part of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Formerly an industrial town on the plain bordering Barcelona, known as Santa Maria de Sants, it belongs nowadays to the district of Sants-Montjuïc and is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the northeast, Les Corts to...
but other current neighbourhoods of the district belonged to that municipality.
Neighbourhoods
- La Bordeta
- La Font de la GuatllaLa Font de la GuatllaLa Font de la Guatlla is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia ....
- HostafrancsHostafrancsHostafrancs is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia . Originally the land belonged to the former municipality of Santa Maria de Sants, the current district. In 1839 the Provincial Council was to disassociate the sector was the Pont d'en Rabassa Cross to cover for...
- La Marina de PortLa Marina de PortLa Marina de Port is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia , and is one of the two parts of la Marina de Sants. It lies between the districts of la Bordeta, la Marina del Prat Vermell ....
- La Marina del Prat VermellLa Marina del Prat VermellLa Marina del Prat Vermell is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia . The name comes from fields that occupied this area of low part of la Marina de Sants...
- El Poble-secEl Poble-sec, BarcelonaEl Poble-sec is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia ....
- SantsSantsSants is a neighborhood in the southern part of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Formerly an industrial town on the plain bordering Barcelona, known as Santa Maria de Sants, it belongs nowadays to the district of Sants-Montjuïc and is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the northeast, Les Corts to...
- Sants-BadalSants-BadalSants-Badal is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia . It belonged to the former municipality of Sants, current district of Sants-Montjuïc. Extending 0,41 km² and with a population of 24,507 it is the most densely populated neighborhood in the city with a...
- MontjuïcMontjuïcMontjuïc is a hill located in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Etymology:Montjuïc is translated as 'Jew Hill' in medieval Catalan, or is perhaps related to the Latin phrase Mons Jovicus . The name is found in several locations in the Catalan Countries: the Catalan cities of Girona and Barcelona both have a...
* - Zona Franca - PortZona Franca - PortZona Franca – Port is an area of Barcelona located in the district of Sants-Montjuïc. The area includes the Polígon Industrial de la Zona Franca and the Port of Barcelona....
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(*) Are parts of the district not included in other neighbourhoods but are not neighbourhoods as there is nobody who lived there.