District

This chart shows all of the District adjacency bonuses available and can be a guide in placing them for the best strategic benefit.

Each City in Civilization VI is now comprised of Districts, and there are a total of twelve district types, not including the city center. Each has a different role and produces different bonuses based on its type. Districts are unlocked through Technology and are limited by population, requiring 3 Citizens per district. Districts are required for the majority of Buildings in a city, and most can fit up to 3 of them. See also: Production for a complete list of things to build.

Buildings are no longer trapped in your City Center, but may sprawl across your territory as part of Districts. The map is more important than ever as you are faced with important strategic placement decisions. Campuses and Holy Sites alike receive special yield boosts from placement near Mountains ( Science for the Campus, and Faith for the Holy Site), but only the former also benefits from a nearby source of Rainforests.

Building Districts

When a city is ready to construct a new item, the city’s "Production Menu" will appear. If a district is available to be constructed, it will appear on the menu on the right hand side of the screen. Click on the district to order the city to begin construction, which opens the district placement lens. Here, you will be given an overview of the different yield outcomes available on the Tiles surrounding your City Center so you can better make a decision about where to place your new district. This lens will also show you which tiles are unavailable, as some districts have very specific build requirements (for example, the Encampment cannot be built adjacent to a City Center). If you see a great location nearby, but do not yet own it, you can purchase the tile from within the lens, and then start construction of the district.

District Basics

• The number of Districts a city can support is limited by its Citizens.
• Districts can be containers for additional buildings (Holy Sites that will eventually house religious buildings such as churches or temples), and gain bonuses based on what Terrain you place them on or surrounds them (eg. Campuses gain bonuses for adjacent Mountains). Districts and Improvements also provide additional Housing which allows you to increase the city's Citizens cap.
• Once placed Districts can't be moved or removed for the rest of the game, so make sure you're set with your placement before beginning production.

District Production Cost

All districts (with the exception of the Spaceport) have a base cost of 60 (scaled to your game speed). However, District construction costs are affected by other variables.

Specialty Districts

The Specialty Districts are Holy Site, Campus, Harbor, Commercial Hub, Entertainment Complex, Theater Square, Industrial Zone, and Aerodrome. The Spaceport is also counted as a Specialty District for certain bonuses, but is not subject to these production cost mechanics.

The cost of a district increases as you progress along the Technology and Civics tree. The highest completed Technology or Civic determines this cost increase, so that districts generally cost more as the game progresses. District production cost is also affected through a comparison of how many of that type of district you have total in comparison to other players. If you have fewer of a given district than the average among all players, the cost of that district is reduced by 25% for you. Districts have the same cost between all of your cities at a given time. The cost of a district is set when you first begin production, even if you switch production and return to it later.

Neighborhood and Aqueduct

The Neighborhood and Aqueduct (and their corresponding unique replacements) have a fixed cost based on game progression. They are not affected by the number of identical districts built by you or by other players.

Unique Replacement Districts

Unique Replacement Districts (other than Baths and Mbanza, which scale the same as the districts they replace) are not subject to the same scaling effects as normal districts. The exact mechanic is not known, but generally they remain less expensive to produce than regular districts.

List of districts

Buildable Districts in Civilization VI
District Name	Description	Adjacency Bonus / Description	Additional Bonus	Trade Yield	Base Cost
City Center	The center of your city	+5 Housing for adjacent River. +3 Housing for adjacent Coast.		Domestic: +1 , +1 International: +3
Holy Site	A district in your city for religious worship.	Major Faith bonus for adjacent Natural Wonders. Standard Faith bonus for each adjacent Mountains Tiles. Minor Faith bonus for adjacent District Tiles and unimproved Woods Tiles.	+1 Great Prophet Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Campus	A district in your city for scientific endeavors.	Standard Science bonus for each adjacent Mountains. Minor Science bonus for adjacent district tiles and adjacent Rainforests Tiles.	+1 Great Scientist Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Encampment	A district in your city for military facilities.	Where your military buildings go (Barracks, Stables), and can not be built next to the City Center	+1 Great General Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Harbor	A district for naval activity in your city.	+1 Trade Routes capacity. +1 Great Admiral Point per turn. +1 Gold from every 2 adjacent District Tiles. +1 Gold from each adjacent Coastal Resource. Also removes the Movement penalty for embarking and disembarking to and from this tile. Must be built on Coast or Lakes Terrain adjacent to land.	+1 Great Admiral Point per turn	Domestic: +1 International: +3	60 Production
Commercial Hub	A district in your city for commercial facilities.	+1 Trade Routes capacity Major Gold bonus for each adjacent Harbor district, or tile edge containing river. Minor Gold bonus for adjacent District Tiles.	+1 Great Merchant Point per turn	Domestic: +1 International: +3	60 Production
Entertainment Complex	A district in your city for entertainment.	+1 Amenity		Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Theater Square	A district in your city for cultural sites.	Standard Culture bonus for each adjacent Wonder. Minor Culture bonus for adjacent District Tiles.	+1 Great Artist Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Industrial Zone	A district in your city for industrial production.	Standard Production bonus for each adjacent Mine or Quarry. Minor Production bonus for adjacent District Tiles.	+1 Great Engineer Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Aqueduct	A district that provides this city with a source of fresh water from an adjacent River, Lake, Oasis, or Mountain.	Cities that do not yet have existing fresh water receive up to 6 Housing. Cities that already have existing fresh water will instead get +2 Housing. Must be built adjacent to the City Center.		None	50 Production
Aerodrome	A district in your city for aircraft.	A district that allows you to build and store aircraft. Cannot be build on hills. Aircraft capacity: 4		None	60 Production
Spaceport	A district that is required to construct the Science Victory projects.	A District enables construction of city projects leading to the Science Victory. Cannot be built on Hills.		None	2000 Production
Neighborhood	A district in your city that provides Housing based on the Appeal of the tile.	Breathtaking: +6 Housing Charming: +5 Housing Average: +4 Housing Uninviting: +3 Housing Disgusting: +2 Housing		None	60 Production

Unique

Unique district replacements
District Name	Description	Effects	Base Cost
Acropolis		Unique for Greece. Replaces Theater Square. Normal Theater Square effects, plus: Does not require population. Can be built on hills. +1 from every adjacent district and City Center, instead of +1 for every 2 adjacent districts.	30 Production
Bath		Unique for Rome. Replaces Aqueduct. Does not require population. Normal Aqueduct effects, plus: +2 Housing. +1 Amenities.	25 Production
Hansa		Unique for Germany. Replaces Industrial Zone. Normal Industrial Zone effects, plus: Does not require population. +1 adjacency bonus from all resources, not just Mines and Quarries. +2 adjacency bonus from Commercial Hub district.	30 Production
Lavra		Unique for Russia. Replaces Holy Site. Normal Holy Site effects, plus: Does not require population. +1 additional Great Prophet point per turn (total +2) +1 Great Writer point per turn +1 Great Artist point per turn +1 Great Musician point per turn City border grows by 1 tile when a Great Person is expended in the city	30 Production
Mbanza		Unique for Kongo. Replaces Neighborhood. Does not require population. Can only be constructed in Rainforest or Woods. +5 regardless of Appeal. +2 . +4 .	30 Production
Street Carnival		Unique for Brazil. Replaces Entertainment Complex. Normal Entertainment Complex effects, plus: Does not require population. +1 additional (total 2). Carnival project: provides +1 when active and generates Great Engineer, Merchant, Writer, Artist, and Musician points when completed.	30 Production
Royal Navy Dockyard		Unique for England. Replaces Harbor. Normal Harbor effects, plus: Does not require population. +1 for naval units built here. +2 when built on a foreign continent.	30 Production

District Building Strategy

Main article: District Strategy