Eixample+District



Because Barcelona is based on its ability to survive the economic, environmental and social changes without losing its capacity to innovate and preserveThe urban planning has been the key to provide high-quality opportunities for people who live, work and visit Barcelona.
 * **Why is Barcelona considered one of the most successful cities in urban planning innovation? **

The city is divided in ten districts, the city council designates who will be administrating of each district, these people is called councilors. Each of them has some powers relating to issues such as urbanism or infrastructure in their area. The different districts and their Neighborhoods are: __Eixample__: L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, Dreta de l'Eixample, Fort Pienc, Sagrada Família, Sant Antoni. __Sant Andreu:__ Baró de Viver, Bon Pastor, El Congrés i els Indians, Navas, Sant Andreu de Palomar, La Sagrera, i Trinitat Vella. __Sants-Montjuïc:__ la Bordeta, la Font de la Guatlla, Hostafrancs, la Marina de Port, la Marina del Prat Vermell, El Poble-sec, Sants, Sants-Badal, Montjuïc, Zona Franca – Port. __Les Corts:__ les Corts, la Maternitat i Sant Ramon, Pedralbes. __Ciutat Vella__: La Barceloneta, El Gòtic, El Raval, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera. __Sarrià-Sant Gervasi:__ El Putget i Farró, Sarrià, Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova, Sant Gervasi - Galvany, les Tres Torres, Vallvidrera, Tibidabo i les Planes. __Gràcia:__ Vila de Gràcia, el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova, la Salut, el Coll, Vallcarca i els Penitents. __Nou Barris:__ Can Peguera, Canyelles, Ciutat Meridiana, La Guineueta, Porta, La Prosperitat, les Roquetes, Torre Baró, la Trinitat Nova, El Turó de la Peira, Vallbona, Verdum, Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta. __Sant Martí:__ El Besòs i el Maresme, el Clot, El Camp de l'Arpa del Clot, Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou, el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou, Poblenou, Provençals del Poblenou, Sant Martí de Provençals, La Verneda i la Pau, la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou. __Horta-Guinardó__: El Baix Guinardó, El Guinardó, Can Baró, El Carmel, la Font d'en Fargues, Horta, la Clota, Montbau, Sant Genís dels Agudells, la Teixonera, La Vall d'Hebron.
 * **How's the city of Barcelona administrative divided? How many districts does it have? What are their names? **

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">This word's meaning is “EXPANSION”.
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">One of the districts' name is Eixample, what's the meaning of this Catalan word?[[image:eixample.gif width="294" height="264" align="right"]] **

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">A visionary urban- designer named Ildefons Cerdà.
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Who designed this district? **

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Eixample is divided in six Neighborhoods: : L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, Dreta de l'Eixample, Fort Pienc, Sagrada Família and Sant Antoni.
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">How is this district divided into? **