diff --git a/backend/migrations/2024-07-14-091228_add-area-table/down.sql b/backend/migrations/2024-07-14-091228_add-area-table/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9104ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/2024-07-14-091228_add-area-table/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DROP TABLE areas;
+DROP TYPE area_type;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/2024-07-14-091228_add-area-table/up.sql b/backend/migrations/2024-07-14-091228_add-area-table/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1451107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/2024-07-14-091228_add-area-table/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- buurt: neighbourhood, wijk: district, gebied: area, stadsdeel: borough
+CREATE TYPE area_type AS ENUM('neighbourhood', 'district', 'area', 'borough');
+
+CREATE TABLE areas (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    name varchar NOT NULL,
+    area GEOMETRY NOT NULL,
+    area_type area_type NOT NULL
+);
diff --git a/backend/src/db/sql_types.rs b/backend/src/db/sql_types.rs
index a7333c9..0b4b664 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/sql_types.rs
+++ b/backend/src/db/sql_types.rs
@@ -51,3 +51,7 @@ impl FromSql<UserRole, Pg> for UserRoleEnum {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(SqlType)]
+#[diesel(postgres_type(name = "AreaType"))]
+pub struct AreaType;
diff --git a/backend/src/schema.rs b/backend/src/schema.rs
index 9ef40b1..ed74777 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema.rs
+++ b/backend/src/schema.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 // @generated automatically by Diesel CLI.
 
+diesel::table! {
+    use postgis_diesel::sql_types::*;
+    use diesel::sql_types::*;
+    use crate::db::sql_types::*;
+
+    areas (id) {
+        id -> Int4,
+        name -> Varchar,
+        area -> Geometry,
+        area_type -> AreaType,
+    }
+}
+
 diesel::table! {
     use postgis_diesel::sql_types::*;
     use diesel::sql_types::*;
@@ -64,6 +77,7 @@ diesel::joinable!(visits -> locations (location_id));
 diesel::joinable!(visits -> users (user_id));
 
 diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
+    areas,
     locations,
     spatial_ref_sys,
     users,