Sants-Montjuïc () is one of the ten districts into which
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 ...
has been split 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 and
Poble-Sec) and ''VII'' (
Sants ―
Hostafrancs ―
La Bordeta), as well as the different areas comprised in the
Zona Franca. As of the 2005, census it had a population of 177,636. It borders
Les Corts,
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 ...
,
Ciutat Vella, and the municipalities
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (; ), often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Barcelonès Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'', in Catalonia (Spain). It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area, ...
and
El Prat de Llobregat.
It was one of the former municipalities added to Barcelona. The former municipality had the main nucleus in the neighbourhood of
Sants but other current neighbourhoods of the district belonged to that municipality.
Within the limits of the neighborhood is Calle de la Creu Coberta, famous for its many shops. The Emperador Carles institute and the Joan Pelegrí school are located there, as well as the Montserrat Institution.
Neighbourhoods
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La Bordeta
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La Font de la Guatlla
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Hostafrancs
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La Marina de Port
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La Marina del Prat Vermell
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El Poble-sec
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Sants
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Sants-Badal
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Montjuïc*
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Zona Franca - Port*
(*) Not properly a neighbourhood, since they have no inhabitants, but they are part of the district not included in other neighbourhoods.
See also
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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 curre ...
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Barcelona Sants railway station
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Avinguda de Josep Tarradellas, Barcelona
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Street names in Barcelona
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Urban planning of Barcelona
The urban planning of Barcelona developed in accordance with the History of Barcelona, historical and territorial changes of the city, and in line with other defining factors of public space, such as Architecture of Barcelona, architecture, urban ...
External links
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BarriSants.org News and information internet portal related to SantsSants-Montjuïc at the city council site
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Districts of Barcelona