Sant Martí (destrict)

Sant Martí (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsam mərˈti]), is a destrict o Barcelona locatit on its eastren side, uisually nummered 10 out o the ten destricts o the ceety. It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs an fower ither destricts o the ceety: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó an Sant Andreu. It did no become a integral pairt o Barcelona till as late as 1897, haein been a autonomous veelage syne 1714 wi the imposition o the infamous Nueva Planta decrees. Afore then, it haed been a seicontar pairish o Santa Maria del Mar. Demographics Sant Martí haes a population o 221,029 (2005), which maks it the seicont maist populatit destrict in Barcelona. Bein the fowert lairgest destrict (10,8 km²), it is the saxt in density (20.466 hab./km²). Neebourheids It is dividit in neebourheids: El Besòs i el Maresme El Camp de l'Arpa del Clot El Clot Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou El Parc i Llacuna del Poblenou El Poblenou Provençals del Poblenou Sant Martí de Provençals La Verneda i la Pau La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou Etymology It is possible tae trace the oreegin o the name Provençals in the Laitin wird provincialis, a term uised bi the Romans tae design fields juist ayont the ceety waws. An aw, Sant Martí is the name o the first kirk built in the aurie. Hotels 4 starn hotels Freemit airtins Sant Martí cooncil Archived 2010-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Sant Martí neebourheids Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine