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 Praha 4 | |
|---|---|
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 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]