Monaco City
Monaco City
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Ward | |
View of Monaco City | |
| Nickname(s): The Rock Monaco-Ville | |
Location in Monaco | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′51.24″N 7°25′26.76″E / 43.7309000°N 7.4241000°E | |
| Country | Monaco |
| Area | |
| • Land | 19.6491 ha (48.5540 acres) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 975 |
| • Density | 4,962/km2 (12,850/sq mi) |
Monaco City (French: Monaco-Ville [mɔnakɔ vil]; Monégasque: Mùnegu Autu) is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, it is nicknamed The Rock (French: Le Rocher; Monégasque: A Roca). The name "Monaco City" is misleading: it is not itself a city, but a historical and statistical district. It holds most of the country's political and judicial institutions: the Prince's Palace, the town hall, the government, the National Council (parliament of Monaco), the Municipal Council, the courts and a prison (hanging on The Rock).