Ciutat Vella

Ciutat Vella
Location of Ciutat Vella within Barcelona
Location of Ciutat Vella within Barcelona
Coordinates: 41°22′51″N 2°10′23″E / 41.38083°N 2.17306°E / 41.38083; 2.17306
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBarcelonès
MunicipalityBarcelona
NeighbourhoodsEl Raval, El Gòtic, La Barceloneta, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera
Area
 • Total4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total107,426
 • Density25,000/km2 (64,000/sq mi)
Websitebcn.cat/ciutatvella
Map
1860 map.

Ciutat Vella (Catalan pronunciation: [siwˈtad ˈbeʎə], meaning in English "Old City") is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample ("the Extension").

There are four administrative neighborhoods (some of them include former or traditional neighborhoods):