
Sant Andreu () is one of the ten districts of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern 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 ...
since its redistricting in 1984. It was named after the former municipality of
Sant Andreu de Palomar, 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,
Sant Adrià de Besòs
Sant Adrià de Besòs () is a city and a municipality within the comarca of Barcelonès in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean coast, at the mouth of river Besòs, extending to both sides of the estuary altho ...
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 and
Sant Martí.
Neighborhoods
It is further divided in seven neighborhoods:
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Sant Andreu de Palomar
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La Sagrera
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Trinitat Vella
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Baró de Viver
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Navas
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El Congrés i els Indians
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Bon Pastor
See also
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Sant Andreu Arenal railway station
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Sant Andreu Comtal railway station
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Bac de Roda Bridge
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Casa Bloc
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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 mat ...
(football club)
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Street names in Barcelona
The odonyms of Barcelona — meaning the street names in Barcelona along with the names of thoroughfares and other roads in the city — are regulated by the ''Ponència de Nomenclàtor dels Carrers de Barcelona'', a commission under the Departmen ...
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Urban planning of Barcelona
Sources
External links
Sant Andreu de Palomar council websiteUnió Esportiva Sant AndreuL'Eix comercial de Sant Andreu
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Districts of Barcelona