Sant Andreu

For other uses, see Sant Andreu (disambiguation).

Sant Andreu (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsant ənˈdɾew], in spanish: San Andrés) is one of the ten districts of Barcelona 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.

Sant Andreu
District
Church of Sant Andreu de Palomar [ca], the center of the district
Districts of Barcelona, Sant Andreu coloured red
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Barcelonès
Municipality	Barcelona
Area
• Total	6.53 km2 (2.52 sq mi)

Map of the district, with its different neighbourhoods

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 and Santa Coloma de Gramenet, and three other districts of Barcelona: Nou Barris, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Martí.

Neighborhoods

It is further divided in seven neighborhoods:^[1]

• Sant Andreu de Palomar
• La Sagrera
• Trinitat Vella
• Baró de Viver
• Navas (renamed "Torrent de la Guineu", pending approval)
• 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 (football club)

• Street names in Barcelona
• Urban planning of Barcelona