Administratively, Bratislava is divided into five districts: Bratislava I (the city centre), Bratislava II (eastern parts), Bratislava III (north-eastern parts), Bratislava IV (western and northern parts) and Bratislava V (southern parts on the right bank of the Danube, including Petržalka, the most densely populated residential area in Central Europe).
Administrativt er Bratislava opdelt i fem distrikter: Bratislava I (bycentret), Bratislava II (østlige dele), Bratislava III (nordøstlige dele), Bratislava IV (vestlige og nordlige dele) og Bratislava V (sydlige dele på højresiden af Donau, inklusiv Petržalka, det tættest befolkede beboelseskvarter i Centraleuropa).