Kohoutovice

Kohoutovice
Cadastral territory of Brno
Libušina třída street
Location of Kohoutovice in Brno 49°11′31″N 16°32′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian Region
City	Brno
City district	Brno-Kohoutovice
Area
• Total	2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	11,573
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	623 00

Kohoutovice (German: Kohoutowitz) is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the west of the center of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 2.38 km². Originally an independent municipality, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-Kohoutovice. Over 11,000 people live here.

The area around Pavlovská street, on the southern edge of the Kohoutovice cadastre, belonged to the territory of the then municipality of Bosonohy until 1979, while a narrow strip of territory to the west, including a piece of forest and a grove, belonged to the then municipality of Žebětín.

Geography

The development of Kohoutovice, which is surrounded by forests, is made up of a relatively large panel housing estate that surrounds the rest of the original village. The dominant feature of the district is the Kohoutovice reservoir in the shape of an inverted cone, which can be seen from many sides of Brno.

Kohoutovice borders the cadastral territory of Jundrov to the north, Pisárky to the east, Nový Lískovec to the southeast, Bosonohy to the south and Žebětín to the west.

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Kohoutovice is further divided into 2 basic settlement units.

Basic settlement unit	Population
	2011	2021	Change
Kohoutovice-sever	5,729	5,579	-2.6%
Kohoutovice-jih	6,435	5,994	-6.9%

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the population is 11,573, down 5% from 12,164 in the 2011 census, and 13% from the peak population of 13,327 in 1991.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 310 —     1880 365 +17.7% 1890 458 +25.5% 1900 588 +28.4% 1910 776 +32.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 742 −4.4% 1930 1,089 +46.8% 1950 1,042 −4.3% 1961 1,344 +29.0% 1970 1,171 −12.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 9,143 +680.8% 1991 13,327 +45.8% 2001 12,857 −3.5% 2011 12,164 −5.4% 2021 11,573 −4.9%
The population declining between 1961-1970 is due to border changes in 1969. Source: Censuses