Sant Martí

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Districts of Barcelona, Sant Martí coloured in light brown.
Districts of Barcelona, Sant Martí coloured in light brown.

Sant Martí de Provençals, more often simply called Sant Martí, is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.

It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.

It didn't become an integral part of Barcelona until as late as 1897, having been an autonomous village since 1714 with the imposition of the infamous Nueva Planta decrees. Before then it had been a secondary parrish of Santa Maria del Mar.

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[edit] Demographics

The district is named after Saint Martin church.
The district is named after Saint Martin church.

Sant Martí has a population of 221.029 (2005), which makes it the second most populated district in Barcelona. Being the fourth biggest district (10,8 km²), it's also the sixth in density (20.466 hab./km²).

[edit] Neighbourhoods

It's divided in four neigbhourhoods for statistics purposes:

  • Verneda
  • Clot-Camp de l'Arpa
  • Poblenou
  • Barri del Besòs

However, the 2006 purposal for restructuring the area is to further segment Sant Martí in 10 neighbourhoods and 34 zones estadístiques.

[edit] Etymology

It's possible to trace the origin of the name Provençals in the Latin word provincialis, a term used by the Romans to design fields just beyond the city walls. Also, Sant Martí is the name of the first church built in the area.

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