Sant Martí (), is a
district
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of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the
ten districts of the city.
It borders the
Mediterranean Sea
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,
Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city:
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella (, meaning in English "Old City") 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, Catalonia, Spain. ''Ciutat Vella'' is nest ...
, l'
Eixample
The Eixample (, ) is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia, Sant Andreu, etc.), constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its population was 262,000 at ...
,
Horta-Guinardó and
Sant Andreu.
It did not become an integral part of Barcelona until as late as 1897, having been an autonomous village since 1714 with the imposition of the infamous
Nueva Planta decrees
The Nueva Planta decrees (, , ) were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V of Spain, Philip V, the first House of Bourbon, Bourbon Monarchy of Spain, King of Spain, during and shortly after the end of the War of the Spani ...
. Before then, it had been a secondary parish of
Santa Maria del Mar.
Demographics
Sant Martí has a population of 221,029 (2005), which makes it the second most populated district in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
. Being the fourth largest district (10,8 km
2), it is also the sixth in density (20.466 inhabitants/km
2).
Neighbourhoods
The district is divided into the following neighbourhoods:
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El Besòs i el Maresme
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El Camp de l'Arpa del Clot
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El Clot
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Diagonal Mar i Front Marítim del Poblenou
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El Parc i Llacuna del Poblenou
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El Poblenou
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Provençals del Poblenou
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Sant Martí de Provençals
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La Verneda i la Pau
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La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou
Etymology
It is possible to trace the origin of the name Provençals in the
Latin
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word ''provincialis'', a term used by the Romans to design fields just beyond the city walls. Also, ''Sant Martí'' is the name of the first church built in the area.
See also
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Street names in Barcelona
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Urban planning of Barcelona
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External links
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Sant Martí councilSant Martí neighbourhoods
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Districts of Barcelona
1714 establishments in Spain