Prague
- general characteristics
| 496,12 |
Area
[km2] |
| |
Administrative
division |
| 57 |
Number
of municipal districts |
| 112 |
Number
of cadastral areas |
| |
Situation
(city centre) |
| 50°05´ |
Latitude
(North) |
| 14°27´ |
Longitude
(East) |
| |
Altitude
[m] |
| 399 |
Maximum |
| 177 |
Minimum |
| |
Climate
1) (Ruzyne) |
| 6,5 |
Aver.
yearly air temperature [°C] |
| 513 |
Yearly
rainfall [mm] |
| |
Vltava
river |
| 30 |
Length
of stream [km] |
| 179 |
Flow
- Podolí 2) [m3.s-1] |
| |
Land
lot types 2) |
| 21
332 |
Agricultural
land |
| 4
867 |
Forest
land |
| 1
066 |
Water
areas |
| 4
572 |
Built-up
areas |
| 17
783 |
Other
areas |
| |
Population
2) |
| 1
204 953 |
Total
population (valid on 31 Dec) |
| 568
962 |
-
Males |
| 635
991 |
-
Females |
| 1
207 299 |
Mid-year
population |
| 2
428 |
Population
density per 1 km2 |
| |
Houses,
apartments 3) |
| 83
267 |
Number
of houses |
| 516
293 |
Number
of apartments |
| 19
477 239 |
Dwelling
area [m2] |
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Prague, the capital of the Czech
Republic (Central
Europe),
is the largest and most important town community of
the state. Prague is a historic town and a cultural, social
and political centre of European importance. It is the seat of
the President, Parliament, Government and the other highest
state authorities of the CR.
The town area is an administrative and
self-governing unit - the Capital of Prague. It is divided
into 57 autonomous town parts and 10 districts of the state
administration. The council of the Capital of Prague with the
board of representatives and the chief public official (mayor)
are the highest authorities of the town
self-government.
The roots of the present importance of
Prague has grown up of the thousand-year´s history of the
leading town of the Czech state. The first traces and remains
of man living in this area originate in the period several ten
thousands years before the town had come into
existence. |
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Prague - administrative division
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Vertical relief, water
streams and reservoirs |
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1) average 1961 -
1990
2)
1996
3)
census 1991
Source: CSÚ, CHMÚ, CÚZK
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See
information about the Czech Republic:
geographic
information
See information about
meteorological
conditions in Prague
history of
Prague |