The division of Prague into city districts is somewhat complicated. In history the city expanded, various formerly independent municipalities joined Prague, and various administrative divisions were implemented. For this reason historical names are often ambigous, with different borders in different systems.
Recent districts
Before 1994, Prague was divided into 10 numbered districts, or 'district groups', Praha 1 - Praha 10. Each one consisting of a few (named) districts. That changed when some named districts were grouped Praha 11 - Praha 22, the numbered ones shrunk. Now there are twenty-two so called 'administrative districts' (state administration), most of them including a few municipal districts (self-government, elected bodies). Only some municipal districts have non-numerical names.
A map of this system is at Prague city pages.
Historical local names
The following list is mainly based on names of Prague cadastral areas, which have most historical information.
| Name | Common English name | Cad.ar.? | Related |
|---|
| Hradčany | Castle district | yes | Prague Castle |
| Josefov | | yes | Jewish town |
| Malá Strana | Lesser Town of Prague | yes | |
| Staré Město | Old Town of Prague | yes | |
| Nové Město | New Town of Prague | yes | |
| Vinohrady | | yes | |
| Vyšehrad | | yes | |
| Žižkov | | yes | |
| Braník | | yes | |
| Háje | | yes | |
| Hodkovičky | | yes | |
| Chodov | | yes | |
| Cholupice | | yes | |
| Kamýk | | yes | |
| Komořany | | yes | |
| Krč | | yes | |
| Kunratice | | yes | |
| Lhotka | | yes | |
| Libuš | | yes | |
| Michle | | yes | |
| Modřany | | yes | |
| Nusle | | yes | |
| Písnice | | yes | |
| Podolí | | yes | |
| Šeberov | | yes | |
| Točná | | yes | |
| Újezd u Průhonic | | yes | |
| Hlubočepy | | yes | |
| Holyně | | yes | |
| Jinonice | | yes | |
| Košíře | | yes | |
| Lahovice | | yes | |
| Lipence | | yes | |
| Lochkov | | yes | |
| Malá Chuchle | | yes | |
| Motol | | yes | |
| Radlice | | yes | |
| Radotín | | yes | |
| Řeporyje | | yes | |
| Slivenec | | yes | |
| Smíchov | | yes | |
| Sobín | | yes | |
| Stodůlky | | yes | |
| Třebonice | | yes | |
| Velká Chuchle | | yes | |
| Zadní Kopanina | | yes | |
| Zbraslav | | yes | |
| Zličín | | yes | |
| Břevnov | | yes | |
| Dejvice | | yes | |
| Liboc | | yes | |
| Lysolaje | | yes | |
| Nebušice | | yes | |
| Přední Kopanina | | yes | |
| Řepy | | yes | |
| Ruzyně | | yes | |
| Sedlec | | yes | |
| Střešovice | | yes | |
| Suchdol | | yes | |
| Veleslavín | | yes | |
| Vokovice | | yes | |
| Bubeneč | | yes | |
| Holešovice | | yes | |
| Troja | | yes | |
| Bohnice | | yes | |
| Březiněves | | yes | |
| Čimice | | yes | |
| Ďáblice | | yes | |
| Dolní Chabry | | yes | |
| Karlín | | yes | |
| Kobylisy | | yes | |
| Libeň | | yes | |
| Střížkov | | yes | |
| Běchovice | | yes | |
| Čakovice | | yes | |
| Černý Most | | yes | |
| Dolní Počernice | | yes | |
| Hloubětín | | yes | |
| Horní Počernice | | yes | |
| Hostavice | | yes | |
| Hrdlořezy | | yes | |
| Kbely | | yes | |
| Klánovice | | yes | |
| Koloděje | | yes | |
| Kyje | | yes | |
| Letňany | | yes | |
| Miškovice | | yes | |
| Prosek | | yes | |
| Satalice | | yes | |
| Třeboradice | | yes | |
| Újezd nad Lesy | | yes | |
| Vinoř | | yes | |
| Vysočany | | yes | |
| Benice | | yes | |
| Dolní Měcholupy | | yes | |
| Dubeč | | yes | |
| Hájek u Uhříněvsi | | yes | |
| Horní Měcholupy | | yes | |
| Hostivař | | yes | |
| Kolovraty | | yes | |
| Královice | | yes | |
| Křeslice | | yes | |
| Lipany | | yes | |
| Malešice | | yes | |
| Nedvězí u Říčan | | yes | |
| Petrovice | | yes | |
| Pitkovice | | yes | |
| Štěrboholy | | yes | |
| Strašnice | | yes | |
| Uhříněves | | yes | |
| Vršovice | | yes | |
| Záběhlice | | yes | |
