Ala. Code § 45-51A-33.190

There shall be established nine council districts to be designated respectively as district number 1, district number 2, district number 3, district number 4, district number 5, district number 6, district number 7, district number 8, and district number 9, which districts shall have as nearly as is reasonable, the same population. The designation and boundaries of the initial council districts shall be as specifically described and set forth in Appendix One of Acts 1973, No. 618.