Prague 4
Prague 4 Praha 4 | |
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Municipal District of Prague Administrative District of Prague | |
 Aerial view of Pankrác | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Prague 4 in Prague | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′44″N 14°26′25″E / 50.06222°N 14.44028°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Prague |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ondřej Kubín |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 130,957 |
| • Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 140 00 |
| Website | http://www.praha4.cz |
Prague 4, formally the Prague 4 Municipal District (Městská čast Praha 4), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. The administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 4 and Kunratice.
Prague 4 is located just south of Prague 2 and is the biggest municipality in Prague. Most of this district consists of large estates of panelaks. The district is also well connected to the motorway to Brno.
Government and infrastructure
The Prison Service of the Czech Republic is headquartered in this district.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Libuš, Prague 4 (1991−2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.4 (−2.9) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.4 (1.00) |
21.5 (0.85) |
31.0 (1.22) |
26.8 (1.06) |
67.0 (2.64) |
77.7 (3.06) |
74.9 (2.95) |
76.2 (3.00) |
41.8 (1.65) |
36.0 (1.42) |
30.2 (1.19) |
28.1 (1.11) |
536.6 (21.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.6 | 6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 10 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7 | 7.1 | 7 | 93.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 51.4 | 82.5 | 126.9 | 190.8 | 221.5 | 229.9 | 240.9 | 230.4 | 164.6 | 108 | 51.9 | 43.8 | 1,742.6 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 9,112 | — |
| 1880 | 13,847 | +52.0% |
| 1890 | 23,367 | +68.8% |
| 1900 | 36,056 | +54.3% |
| 1910 | 51,024 | +41.5% |
| 1921 | 56,824 | +11.4% |
| 1930 | 95,093 | +67.3% |
| 1950 | 117,960 | +24.0% |
| 1961 | 134,176 | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 168,565 | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 164,737 | −2.3% |
| 1991 | 143,708 | −12.8% |
| 2001 | 131,597 | −8.4% |
| 2011 | 131,793 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 130,957 | −0.6% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Education
Two campuses of the Prague British International School are in Prague 4: Kamýk and Libuš.[5] Kamýk belonged to the pre-merger Prague British School,[6] while Libuš belonged to the pre-merger English International School Prague and opened in 2007.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Contact us Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine." Prison Service of the Czech Republic. Retrieved on December 23, 2015. "Address to the Headquarters of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic General Directorate Prison Service of the Czech Republic Soudní 1672/1a P.O. Box 3 140 67 Praha 4 Czech Republic"
- ^ "Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Praha (Libus)" (CSV). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
WMO number: 11520
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "One School, Three Campuses." Prague British International School. Retrieved on 4 January 2019. "Kamýk campus K Lesu 558/2 142 00 Praha 4" and "Libuš campus Brunelova 960/12 142 00 Praha 4 "
- ^ "Kamyk Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine." Prague British School. Retrieved on 20 February 2015. "Address: K Lesu 558/2, Prague 4"
- ^ "Our new campus ." The English International School Prague. 4 March 2008. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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