Ciutat Vella
  municipality of Barcelona |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 22 '57 " N , 2 ° 10' 41" E |
| surface | 4.369 km² |
| Residents | 100,451 (2016) |
| Population density | 22,992 inhabitants / km² |
| Website | barcelona.cat/ciutatvella |
Ciutat Vella ( Catalan for old town , Castilian : Ciudad Vieja ) is the first of the ten districts of the Catalan capital Barcelona . It has around 100,000 inhabitants on 4.37 square kilometers. The district corresponds to the historical center of the city and includes the area within the city walls of the 14th and 15th centuries and the district of La Barceloneta , which was outside the walls.
| year | Residents |
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| 1991 | 90,612 |
| 1996 | 83,829 |
| 2001 | 85.177 |
| 2006 | 118,967 |
| 2011 | 104.056 |
| 2016 | 100,451 |
Geography and suburbs
The district of Ciutat Vella borders Sants-Montjuïc to the south, Eixample to the west, Sant Martí to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the east .
The following facilities and buildings of importance to the city of Barcelona can be found in the city district:
- Plaça Reial
- Plaça del Rei
- Plaça de Sant Jaume with the Palau de la Generalitat and the City Hall of Barcelona
- La Catedral
- the Gothic churches of Santa Maria del Mar and Santa Maria del Pi
- Palau de la Música Catalana
- Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
- Palau Güell
- Parc de la Ciutadella
- Barcelona Zoo
- Barcelona port
Neighborhood in the district
The city district is divided into four districts:
| code | Surname | Population (2016) |
Area (ha) |
Population density (people / ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | El Raval | 47,274 | 109.8 | 430.6 |
| 02 | Barri Gotic | 15,729 | 84.2 | 186.8 |
| 03 | La Barceloneta | 15,068 | 131.4 | 114.7 |
| 04 | Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera | 22,380 | 111.4 | 200.9 |
| I. | Ciutat Vella | 100,451 | 436.9 | 229.9 |
Web links
Commons : Ciutat Vella - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population statistics on the city administration website (reference date: January 01, 2016) , accessed on February 8, 2018
Districts of the city of Barcelona