Districts of Prague explained

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 (cs|Magistrát hlavního města Prahy), 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 (cs|městské části). 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 (cs|správní obvody), 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 (cs|katastrální území). 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 2 Prague 2 Prague 3 Prague 3 Prague 4 Prague 4, Kunratice Prague 11 (part) Prague 11, Šeberov, Újezd u Průhonic Prague 12, Libuš Prague 5 Prague 5, Slivenec Prague 13, Řeporyje Prague 16 (formerly Radotín), Lipence, Lochkov, Velká Chuchle, Zbraslav Prague 17 (part) Zličín Prague 6 Prague 6, Lysolaje, Nebušice, Přední Kopanina, Suchdol Prague 17 (part) Prague 17 (formerly Řepy) Prague 7 Prague 7, Troja (has been a separate municipal district since 1 January 1992) Prague 8 Prague 8, Březiněves, Dolní Chabry, Ďáblice Prague 9 Prague 9 Prague 14, Dolní Počernice Prague 18 (formerly Letňany), Čakovice (has been part of administrative district 18 since 2007) Prague 19 (formerly Kbely), Satalice, Vinoř, Prague 20 (formerly Horní Počernice) Prague 21 (formerly Újezd nad Lesy), Běchovice, Klánovice, Koloděje Prague 10 Prague 10 Prague 11 (part) Křeslice Prague 15, Dolní Měcholupy, Dubeč, Petrovice, Štěrboholy 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[1] Area (km2)[2] 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, Litochleby, 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 [3] [4]	Prague 1File:Flag of Prague 2.svg	Prague 2File:Flag of Prague 3.svg	Prague 3File:Flag of Prague 4.svg	Prague 4File:Flag of Prague 5.svg	Prague 5File:Flag of Prague 6.svg	Prague 6File:Flag of Prague 7.svg	Prague 7File:Flag of Prague 8.svg	Prague 8File:Flag of Prague 9.svg	Prague 9File:Flag of Prague 10.svg	Prague 10File:Flag of Prague 11.svg	Prague 11File:Flag of Prague 12.svg	Prague 12File:Flag of Prague 13.svg	Prague 13File:Flag of Prague 14.svg	Prague 14File:Flag of Prague 15.svg	Prague 15File:Praha-16 flag.svg	Prague 16File:Flag of Prague 17.svg	Prague 17File:Flag of Prague 18.svg	Prague 18File:Flag of Prague 19.svg	Prague 19File:Flag_of_Horni_Pocernice.svg	Prague 20File:Prapor Újezd nad Lesy.svg	Prague 21File:Flag of Prague 22.svg	Prague 22 Coats of arms	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 See also , ISO subdivisions codes for the Czech Republic (include codes for districts of Prague) External links Map of Prague administrative and municipal districts from the Czech Statistical Office Description of 2001 local-government reform in Prague from Prague 19 (in Czech)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-03-27 . Results of the 2021 Census - Open data . Public Database . . cs.
2. Web site: 2015-12-21 . Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha . Czech Statistical Office . cs.
3. https://rekos.psp.cz/vyhledani-symbolu?typ=0&obec=&poverena_obec=&popis=&kraj=19&okres=0&od=&do=&hledat= Registr komunálních symbolů - Praha
4. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/cz-11.html Vlajky pražských městských částí na Flags Of The World