Les Corts (Barcelona)
  district of the city of Barcelona |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 21 '17 " N , 2 ° 8' 44" E |
| surface | 6.02 km² |
| Residents | 83,060 (2008) |
| Population density | 13,797 inhabitants / km² |
| Website | Les Corts district |
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| District Mayor | Montserrat Sánchez i Yuste (PSC) |
Les Corts is the fourth of the ten boroughs of the Catalan capital, Barcelona . Its area of 6.02 square kilometers makes it the third smallest, and with a population of around 83,000 it ranks last compared to the other city districts. Its population density of around 13,800 inh. / Km² is slightly below the city average. In the area of the municipality can be found for the city of Barcelona significant facilities and buildings, such as the football stadium Camp Nou , the university campus Zona Universitària, the Pedralbes Monastery or extended service parks along the Diagonal .
Geography and suburbs
The district of Les Corts borders on the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district in the north, the Eixample in the far east and the Sants-Montjuïc district in the southeast . In the south, Les Corts borders the town of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat in the district of Barcelonès , and in the west on the towns of Esplugues de Llobregat and Sant Just Desvern in the district of Baix Llobregat , all of which overlap seamlessly.
The city district is divided into three districts and ten neighborhoods.
| code | Surname | Population (2015) |
Area (ha) |
Population density (people / ha) |
neighborhood |
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| 19th | Les Corts | 46,086 | 141.3 | 326 | Camp de la Creu Camp Vell Can Batllori Can Sol de Baix Center |
| 20th |
La Maternitat i Sant Ramon |
23,845 | 190.3 | 125 | Can Bacardí Sant Ramon |
| 21st | Pedralbes | 11,763 | 270.2 | 44 | Zona Universitària La Mercè Pedralbes |
| IV | Les Corts | 81,694 | 601.8 | 136 |
The current district of Pedalbres belonged to Sarrià until 1984 . It is named after the Pedralbes monastery founded in 1326 . from the 14th century. The Güell Pavilions , built in 1887 by Antoni Gaudí , are now owned by the University of Barcelona . The Palau Reial de Pedralbes in the middle of a large garden is a former royal palace, from 1919 to 1931 it was the residence of the Spanish royal family when visiting Barcelona, and since 2009 it has been the seat of the General Secretariat of the Mediterranean Union . The Circuit de Pedralbes road circuit was a motorsport racetrack from 1946 to 1957, at that time still outside of Barcelona.
Individual evidence
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