Monaco City

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Monaco City
Monaco-Ville (French)
Mùnegu Autu (Monégasque)
Ward
View of Monaco City
View of Monaco City
Nickname(s): 
The Rock
Monaco-Ville
Location in Monaco
Location in Monaco
Coordinates: 43°43′51.24″N 7°25′26.76″E / 43.7309000°N 7.4241000°E / 43.7309000; 7.4241000
Country Monaco
Area
 • Land19.6491 ha (48.5540 acres)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total975
 • Density4,962/km2 (12,850/sq mi)
Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Monaco City

Monaco City (French: Monaco-Ville [mɔnakɔ vil]; Monégasque: Mùnegu Autu)[1] is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco.[2] Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea,[3] 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.[4][5] 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).[6]

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  4. ^ "United-Nations data, country profile". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Constitution of Monaco (art. 78): The territory of the Principality forms a single commune.". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  6. ^ Mundo, Instituto del Tercer (2008). Guia del Mundo 2009 (in Spanish). IEPALA Editorial. ISBN 978-84-675-3225-8.