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Districts of Prague
Administrative subdivisions of the Czech capital
Administrative subdivisions of the Czech capital
Prague has a local-government structure of two or three tiers, depending on the area of town. At the top is the Magistrate of the Capital City of Prague (), which is responsible for public transport; waste collection; municipal police; firefighting; ambulance services; cultural activities; care of historical sites; the Prague Zoo; and other activities of citywide significance.
Prague is divided into 10 municipal districts (1-10), 22 administrative districts (1-22), 57 municipal parts, or 112 cadastral areas.
Since 1990, the city has been divided into 56 (since 1992, 57) self-governing municipal parts (). The parts are responsible for parks and environmental protection; ordering equipment for schools and volunteer firefighters; some cultural and sports activities; activities for seniors; some social and health programs; cemeteries; and collection of fees for dog tags and the like. Another important activity of the municipal parts is the ownership, maintenance and, sometimes, sale of public property, especially public housing.
Since 2001, the 57 municipal parts have been grouped into 22 numbered administrative districts (), for national-government purposes. One administrative district has responsibility for providing certain services for the municipal parts. Those services include providing business licenses, identity cards and passports. The administrative district with such responsibility sometimes shares a name with the municipal part it serves. For example, the administrative district of Prague 19 provides those services to the municipal parts of Prague 19 (Kbely), Prague-Satalice and Prague-Vinoř. Residents of Satalice can get dog tags in their neighborhood but must go to Kbely, home of the Prague 19 government, to get an identity card.
Both the citywide government and the municipal districts have elected councils and mayors. The mayor of the Capital City of Prague is known as the primátor, which is sometimes translated into English as "lord mayor" (even though the Czech title carries no connotations of nobility).
Since 1960, Prague has been divided into 10 municipal districts. Those 10 districts are still used for addressing and transportation purposes and, for example, the organisation of courts and prosecutions. Street signs usually reflects the name of a municipal district and additionally add the name of the cadastral area (). Thus, a sign in Kbely will say "Praha 9-Kbely," not "Praha 19." Prague residents are much more likely to use the name of a cadastral area, than the name of an administrative district in everyday communication.
Administrative and municipal districts
| Municipal district | Administrative district | Municipal parts |
|---|---|---|
| Prague 1 | Prague 1 | Prague 1 |
| Prague 2 | Prague 2 | Prague 2 |
| Prague 3 | Prague 3 | Prague 3 |
| Prague 4 | Prague 4 | Prague 4, Kunratice |
| Prague 11 (part) | Prague 11, Šeberov, Újezd u Průhonic | |
| Prague 12 | Prague 12, Libuš | |
| Prague 5 | Prague 5 | Prague 5, Slivenec |
| Prague 13 | Prague 13, Řeporyje | |
| Prague 16 | Prague 16 (formerly Radotín), Lipence, Lochkov, Velká Chuchle, Zbraslav | |
| Prague 17 (part) | Zličín | |
| Prague 6 | Prague 6 | Prague 6, Lysolaje, Nebušice, Přední Kopanina, Suchdol |
| Prague 17 (part) | Prague 17 (formerly Řepy) | |
| Prague 7 | Prague 7 | Prague 7, Troja (has been a separate municipal district since 1 January 1992) |
| Prague 8 | Prague 8 | Prague 8, Březiněves, Dolní Chabry, Ďáblice |
| Prague 9 | Prague 9 | Prague 9 |
| Prague 14 | Prague 14, Dolní Počernice | |
| Prague 18 | Prague 18 (formerly Letňany), Čakovice (has been part of administrative district 18 since 2007) | |
| Prague 19 | Prague 19 (formerly Kbely), Satalice, Vinoř, | |
| Prague 20 | Prague 20 (formerly Horní Počernice) | |
| Prague 21 | Prague 21 (formerly Újezd nad Lesy), Běchovice, Klánovice, Koloděje | |
| Prague 10 | Prague 10 | Prague 10 |
| Prague 11 (part) | Křeslice | |
| Prague 15 | Prague 15, Dolní Měcholupy, Dubeč, Petrovice, Štěrboholy | |
| Prague 22 | Prague 22 (formerly Uhříněves), Benice, Kolovraty, Královice, Nedvězí |
Notes:
- In 2001, the Czech government ordered that every municipal district that serves an entire administrative district should be named for the administrative district that it serves. Thus, the municipal districts of Radotín, Řepy, Letňany, Kbely, Horní Počernice, Újezd nad Lesy and Uhříněves are now Prague 16 through 22, respectively. The old names remain as the names of cadastral areas.
- All named districts officially begin with "Prague-", or "Praha-" in Czech. Thus, for example, the official name of Kunratice is "Prague-Kunratice" or "Praha-Kunratice".
Cadastral areas
| Name | Municipal district | Population | Area (km2) | Density (per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stodůlky | Prague 13, Prague-Řeporyje | 60,758 | 9.62 | 6,315 |
| Žižkov | Prague 3, Prague 8, Prague 10 | 58,267 | 5.44 | 10,710 |
| Chodov | Prague 11 | 50,043 | 7.43 | 6,735 |
| Vinohrady | Prague 1, Prague 2, Prague 3, Prague 4, Prague 10 | 48,805 | 3.79 | 12,877 |
| Strašnice | Prague 3, Prague 10 | 37,665 | 6.18 | 6,094 |
| Holešovice | Prague 1, Prague 7 | 37,664 | 4.69 | 8,030 |
| Vršovice | Prague 10 | 36,836 | 2.93 | 12,572 |
| Libeň | Prague 7, Prague 8, Prague 9 | 36,151 | 7.38 | 4,898 |
| Záběhlice | Prague 4, Prague 10 | 35,228 | 5.69 | 6,202 |
| Nusle | Prague 2, Prague 4 | 35,150 | 2.85 | 12,333 |
| Smíchov | Prague 5 | 34,987 | 7.05 | 4,962 |
| Modřany | Prague 12 | 33,574 | 7.69 | 4,365 |
| Krč | Prague 4 | 27,344 | 5.21 | 5,248 |
| Kobylisy | Prague 8 | 27,030 | 3.23 | 8,368 |
| Břevnov | Prague 5, Prague 6 | 25,756 | 5.24 | 4,915 |
| Hlubočepy | Prague 5 | 23,461 | 6.07 | 3,865 |
| Dejvice | Prague 6 | 23,401 | 7.39 | 3,166 |
| Černý Most | Prague 14 | 22,466 | 2.10 | 10,698 |
| Řepy | Prague 17 | 22,461 | 3.25 | 6,889 |
| Háje | Prague 11 | 22,059 | 2.36 | 9,347 |
| Bubeneč | Prague 6, Prague 7 | 21,989 | 4.44 | 4,952 |
| New Town | Prague 1, Prague 2, Prague 8 | 21,941 | 3.34 | 6,569 |
| Letňany | Prague 18 | 21,702 | 5.61 | 3,868 |
| Michle | Prague 4, Prague 10 | 21,402 | 5.51 | 3,884 |
| Hostivař | Prague 15 | 19,161 | 8.00 | 2,395 |
| Kamýk | Prague 12 | 19,129 | 2.54 | 7,531 |
| Braník | Prague 4 | 17,777 | 4.40 | 4,040 |
| Vysočany | Prague 3, Prague 9 | 17,465 | 6.07 | 2,877 |
| Prosek | Prague 9 | 16,850 | 1.68 | 10,029 |
| Bohnice | Prague 8 | 16,444 | 4.66 | 3,528 |
| Košíře | Prague 5 | 16,145 | 3.23 | 4,998 |
| Horní Měcholupy | Prague 15 | 16,006 | 2.25 | 7,113 |
| Střížkov | Prague 8, Prague 9 | 15,705 | 2.03 | 7,736 |
| Horní Počernice | Prague 20 | 15,303 | 16.94 | 902 |
| Troja | Prague 7, Prague-Troja | 14,304 | 5.43 | 2,634 |
| Hloubětín | Prague 9, Prague 10, Prague 14 | 14,074 | 5.44 | 2,587 |
| Podolí | Prague 4 | 13,611 | 2.38 | 5,718 |
| Karlín | Prague 8 | 12,261 | 2.16 | 5,676 |
| Malešice | Prague 9, Prague 10 | 11,237 | 3.82 | 2,941 |
| Vokovice | Prague 6 | 11,083 | 3.52 | 3,148 |
| Uhříněves | Prague 22 | 10,992 | 10.28 | 1,069 |
| Újezd nad Lesy | Prague 21 | 10,429 | 10.15 | 1,027 |
| Kunratice | Prague-Kunratice, Prague-Šeberov | 10,091 | 8.10 | 1,245 |
| Kyje | Prague 14 | 10,031 | 5.69 | 1,762 |
| Zbraslav | Prague-Zbraslav | 9,759 | 7.83 | 1,247 |
| Čakovice | Prague-Čakovice | 8,807 | 3.83 | 2,299 |
| Radotín | Prague 16 | 8,462 | 9.30 | 908 |
| Ruzyně | Prague 6 | 8,188 | 15.00 | 545 |
| Zličín | Prague-Zličín | 7,579 | 3.18 | 2,383 |
| Jinonice | Prague 5, Prague 13 | 7,556 | 6.17 | 1,224 |
| Kbely | Prague 19 | 7,216 | 6.00 | 1,204 |
| Veleslavín | Prague 6 | 6,614 | 1.31 | 5,048 |
| Střešovice | Prague 6 | 6,592 | 1.55 | 4,252 |
| Čimice | Prague 8 | 6,586 | 2.58 | 2,552 |
| Old Town | Prague 1 | 6,272 | 1.29 | 4,862 |
| Suchdol | Prague-Suchdol | 6,270 | 4.31 | 1,586 |
| Petrovice | Prague-Petrovice | 5,753 | 1.79 | 3,213 |
| Lhotka | Prague 4 | 5,692 | 1.05 | 5,420 |
| Libuš | Prague-Libuš | 5,540 | 1.58 | 3,506 |
| Dolní Chabry | Prague-Dolní Chabry | 5,035 | 4.99 | 1,009 |
| Liboc | Prague 6 | 4,980 | 4.25 | 1,171 |
| Řeporyje | Prague 13, Prague-Řeporyje | 4,729 | 5.66 | 835 |
| Malá Strana | Prague 1, Prague 5 | 4,584 | 1.37 | 3,345 |
| Vinoř | Prague-Vinoř | 4,528 | 6.00 | 754 |
| Písnice | Prague-Libuš | 4,497 | 3.66 | 1,228 |
| Dubeč | Prague-Dubeč | 4,175 | 8.60 | 485 |
| Dolní Měcholupy | Prague-Dolní Měcholupy | 4,132 | 4.66 | 886 |
| Motol | Prague 5 | 3,973 | 3.19 | 1,245 |
| Hodkovičky | Prague 4 | 3,956 | 2.08 | 1,901 |
| Újezd u Průhonic | Prague-Újezd | 3,829 | 3.70 | 1,034 |
| Hostavice | Prague 14 | 3,800 | 1.98 | 1,919 |
| Ďáblice | Prague-Ďáblice | 3,750 | 7.38 | 508 |
| Kolovraty | Prague-Kolovraty | 3,643 | 5.92 | 606 |
| Slivenec | Prague-Slivenec | 3,536 | 5.66 | 706 |
| Klánovice | Prague-Klánovice | 3,511 | 5.89 | 902 |
| Šeberov | Prague-Šeberov | 3,179 | 5.00 | 635 |
| Lipence | Prague-Lipence | 2,970 | 8.25 | 360 |
| Hrdlořezy | Prague 9, Prague 10 | 2,912 | 1.96 | 1,485 |
| Dolní Počernice | Prague-Dolní Počernice | 2,802 | 5.76 | 486 |
| Nebušice | Prague-Nebušice | 2,734 | 3.68 | 742 |
| Velká Chuchle | Prague-Velká Chuchle | 2,538 | 4.61 | 550 |
| Štěrboholy | Prague-Štěrboholy | 2,464 | 2.97 | 829 |
| Běchovice | Prague-Běchovice | 2,414 | 6.83 | 353 |
| Satalice | Prague-Satalice | 2,388 | 3.80 | 628 |
| Pitkovice | Prague 22 | 2,208 | 2.40 | 920 |
| Radlice | Prague 5 | 1,952 | 2.42 | 806 |
| Komořany | Prague 12 | 1,885 | 2.08 | 906 |
| Březiněves | Prague-Březiněves | 1,821 | 3.38 | 537 |
| Miškovice | Prague-Čakovice | 1,786 | 2.67 | 668 |
| Hradčany | Prague 1, Prague 6 | 1,774 | 1.51 | 1,174 |
| Vyšehrad | Prague 2 | 1,651 | 0.36 | 4,586 |
| Koloděje | Prague-Koloděje | 1,626 | 3.76 | 434 |
| Lysolaje | Prague-Lysolaje | 1,484 | 2.48 | 598 |
| Třeboradice | Prague-Čakovice | 1,391 | 3.69 | 376 |
| Křeslice | Prague-Křeslice | 1,173 | 3.44 | 340 |
| Cholupice | Prague 12 | 1,133 | 6.39 | 177 |
| Josefov | Prague 1 | 977 | 0.09 | 10,855 |
| Sedlec | Prague 6 | 895 | 1.46 | 613 |
| Lochkov | Prague-Lochkov | 874 | 2.72 | 321 |
| Točná | Prague 12 | 870 | 4.63 | 187 |
| Benice | Prague-Benice | 729 | 2.77 | 263 |
| Hájek u Uhříněvsi | Prague 22 | 703 | 2.95 | 238 |
| Sobín | Prague-Zličín | 677 | 3.02 | 224 |
| Třebonice | Prague 13, Prague-Řeporyje, Prague-Zličín | 651 | 4.58 | 142 |
| Přední Kopanina | Prague-Přední Kopanina | 628 | 3.27 | 192 |
| Holyně | Prague-Slivenec | 463 | 1.93 | 239 |
| Královice | Prague-Královice | 438 | 4.96 | 88 |
| Lahovice | Prague-Zbraslav | 381 | 2.03 | 187 |
| Nedvězí u Říčan | Prague-Nedvězí | 366 | 3.81 | 96 |
| Lipany | Prague-Kolovraty | 301 | 0.58 | 518 |
| Malá Chuchle | Prague-Velká Chuchle | 289 | 1.42 | 203 |
| Zadní Kopanina | Prague-Řeporyje | 123 | 3.50 | 35 |
Other areas
Beyond the 111 cadastral areas named above, many other Prague settlements, quarters and housing estates are perceived as districts, although they do not constitute their own cadastral areas. Examples: Barrandov, Spořilov, Sídliště Košík, Zahradní Město, Pankrác, Letná, Bubny, Zlíchov, Klíčov, Butovice, Klukovice, Kačerov, Jenerálka, Šárka, Strahov, Chodovec, , Dubeček, Lázeňka, Netluky, Zmrzlík, Cikánka, Kateřinky, Hrnčíře, Pitkovičky, Lahovičky, Dolní Černošice, Kazín, Závist, Baně, Strnady, and many others.
The biggest panelák complexes are Jižní Město ("South City"), Severní Město ("North City") and Jihozápadní Město ("Southwest City"), all of which consist of partial housing estates. Most of Prague's panelák estates that were built between the 1960s and 1980s have names that incorporate the Czech word sídliště, which refers to a post-World War 2 eastern bloc housing estate. Many local names originated from names of historic villages in today's Prague area.
Symbols
Flags
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Coats of arms
File:Praha-01 CoA.svg|Prague 1
File:Praha 2 znak.jpg|Prague 2
File:Praha-03 CoA.svg|Prague 3
File:Praha-04 CoA.svg|Prague 4
File:Praha5 CoA CZ.jpg|Prague 5
File:Praha 6 znak.gif|Prague 6
File:Praha-07 CoA.svg|Prague 7
File:Praha-08 CoA.svg|Prague 8
File:Praha-09 CoA.svg|Prague 9
File:Znak mestske casti Praha 10.svg|Prague 10
File:Prague 11 CoA CZ.svg|Prague 11
File:Praha-12 CoA.svg|Prague 12
File:Praha-13 CoA.svg|Prague 13
File:Praha-14 CoA.svg|Prague 14
File:Praha-15 CoA.svg|Prague 15
File:Praha-16 CoA.svg|Prague 16
File:Řepy CoA CZ.gif|Prague 17
File:Praha-18 CoA.svg|Prague 18
File:Praha 19 CoA.svg|Prague 19
File:Coat of arms of Praha 20.svg|Prague 20
File:Praha-21 CoA.svg|Prague 21
File:Prague 22 CoA CZ.jpg|Prague 22
References
References
- (2021-03-27). "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha". Czech Statistical Office.
- https://rekos.psp.cz/vyhledani-symbolu?typ=0&obec=&poverena_obec=&popis=&kraj=19&okres=0&od=&do=&hledat= Registr komunálních symbolů - Praha
- http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/cz-11.html Vlajky pražských městských částí na Flags Of The World
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