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 tiles cannot be worked for their terrain yield. However, buildings built there may create citizen slots with yield dependent on the district type.

District Production Cost

All districts, except for the Aqueduct and Spaceport, have a base cost of 60 Production (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 (2% increase per turn over base on Standard speed?). They are not affected by the number of identical districts built by you or by other players.

Unique Replacement Districts

Unique Replacement Districts cost half as much as the districts they replace and do not require population to be built.

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 from water if adjacent to a River, Lake, or Oasis. 3 Housing from water if adjacent to Coast. 2 Housing from water if neither. These do not stack.		Domestic: +1 , +1 International: +3	n/a
Campus	A district in your city for scientific endeavors.	+1 Science for each adjacent Mountains. +1 Science bonus per 2 adjacent district and Rainforest Tiles.	+1 Great Scientist Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Commercial Hub	A district in your city for commercial facilities.	+1 Trade Routes capacity +2 Gold bonus per each adjacent Harbor district or tile edge with a river. +1 Gold bonus per 2 adjacent Districts.	+1 Great Merchant Point per turn	Domestic: +1 International: +3	60 Production
Encampment	A district in your city for military facilities.	Cannot 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.	Must be built on Coast or Lakes Terrain adjacent to land. +1 Trade Routes capacity. +1 Gold from each adjacent Coastal Resource. +1 Gold from every 2 adjacent District Tiles. Removes the Movement penalty for embarking and disembarking to and from this tile.	+1 Great Admiral Point per turn	Domestic: +1 International: +3	60 Production
Holy Site	A district in your city for religious worship.	+2 Faith per adjacent Natural Wonder. +1 Faith per adjacent Mountains Tiles. +1 Faith bonus per 2 adjacent District and Woods.	+1 Great Prophet Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Industrial Zone	A district in your city for industrial production.	+1 Production bonus for each adjacent Mine or Quarry. +1 Production bonus per 2 adjacent Districts.	+1 Great Engineer Point per turn.	Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 Production
Theater Square	A district in your city for cultural sites.	+1 Culture bonus per adjacent Wonder. +1 Culture per adjacent District.	+1 Great Artist 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.	Must be built adjacent to both the City Center and one of the following: River, Lake, Oasis, or Mountain. Housing from water is increased by 2 or set to 6, whichever is higher.		None	50 Production
Entertainment Complex	A district in your city for entertainment.	+1 Amenity		Domestic: +1 International: +1	60 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
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

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. Must 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