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Sant Andreu () is one of the ten districts of
Sant Andreu de Palomar council websiteUnió Esportiva Sant AndreuL'Eix comercial de Sant Andreu
{{Coord, 41, 26, 10, N, 2, 11, 28, E, display=title, region:ES-CT_type:city_source:cawiki Districts of Barcelona
Sant Andreu () is one of the ten districts of Barcelona
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since its redistricting in 1984. It was named after the former municipality of Sant Andreu de Palomar
Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighbourhood of Barcelona
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, which was the largest in the area and now makes up the bulk of the neighbourhood bearing its name, as well as part of the neighboring district of Nou Barris
Nou Barris (, "nine neighbourhoods") is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it's made up of thirteen ...
.
Its size is 653 ha. (third district in size) and it had 142,598 inhabitants in 2005. It is in the northern part of the city, bordering the river Besòs, two adjacent towns in the metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually ...
, Sant Adrià de Besòs and Santa Coloma de Gramenet, and three other districts of Barcelona: Nou Barris
Nou Barris (, "nine neighbourhoods") is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it's made up of thirteen ...
, Horta-Guinardó
Horta-Guinardó () is the name of one of the districts of Barcelona, located in its North-Eastern corner. It is named after two very heterogeneous areas of the city, Horta and el Guinardó, which together cover a large area of 11.92 km², ...
and Sant Martí.
Neighborhoods
It is further divided in seven neighborhoods: *Sant Andreu de Palomar
Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighbourhood of Barcelona
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* La Sagrera
* Trinitat Vella
* Baró de Viver
* Navas
* El Congrés i els Indians
* Bon Pastor
See also
* Sant Andreu Arenal railway station * Sant Andreu Comtal railway station * Bac de Roda Bridge * Casa Bloc *UE Sant Andreu
Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu () is a Spanish football team based in the city of Barcelona in the district of Sant Andreu, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home ma ...
(football club)
* Street names in Barcelona
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* Urban planning of Barcelona
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Sources
External links
Sant Andreu de Palomar council website
{{Coord, 41, 26, 10, N, 2, 11, 28, E, display=title, region:ES-CT_type:city_source:cawiki Districts of Barcelona