Westside, Gibraltar
Area of Gibraltar
title: "Westside, Gibraltar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["areas-of-gibraltar", "neighbourhoods-in-the-united-kingdom"] description: "Area of Gibraltar" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westside,_Gibraltar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Area of Gibraltar ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Westside |
| official_name | Westside |
| settlement_type | Locality of Gibraltar |
| image_skyline | File:Gibraltar Harbour 03.jpg |
| image_caption | Westside as seen from the Rock of Gibraltar. |
| image_map | File:Gibraltar map-en-edit2.svg |
| map_caption | The map of Gibraltar, including the Westside. |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United Kingdom |
| subdivision_type1 | Overseas territory |
| subdivision_name1 | Gibraltar Gibraltar |
| subdivision_type2 | Major Residential Areas |
| subdivision_name2 | {{plainlist |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 5.87 |
| population_total | 31,078 |
| population_as_of | 2012 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +01:00 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +02:00 |
| area_code | +350 |
| postal_code_type | Postcode |
| postal_code | GX11 1AA |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the area of Gibraltar ::
| name = Westside | official_name = Westside | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Locality of Gibraltar | image_skyline = File:Gibraltar Harbour 03.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Westside as seen from the Rock of Gibraltar. | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_map = File:Gibraltar map-en-edit2.svg | map_caption = The map of Gibraltar, including the Westside. | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United Kingdom | subdivision_type1 = Overseas territory | subdivision_name1 = Gibraltar Gibraltar | subdivision_type2 = Major Residential Areas | subdivision_name2 = {{plainlist|
- North District
- Reclamation Areas
- Sandpits Area
- South District
- Town Area
- Upper Town}} | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | parts_type = | parts_style = | p1 = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5.87 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 31,078 | population_as_of = 2012 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +01:00 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +02:00 | area_code = +350 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = GX11 1AA | website = | footnotes = The Westside is an area of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It lies between the western slopes of the Rock of Gibraltar and the eastern shores of the Bay of Gibraltar. In 2012, it was inhabited by 31,078 people and contained 98% of the territory's population of 34,000.
Geography
A network of narrow streets surround Main Street which runs north–south through the old town. Grand Casemates Square at the northern end of Main Street is the larger of the two main squares (the other being John Mackintosh Square). The Governor’s Residence is at the south end of Main Street.
Division
The area includes six of the seven Major Residential Areas, with the seventh, the Eastside, comprising less than 2% of the total population.
::data[format=table title="Population of Westside in 2001[https://web.archive.org/web/20131223122815/https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/images/stories/PDF/statistics/Census/census_of_gibraltar_2001.pdf Census of Gibraltar 2001.] and 2012[https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/sites/default/files/HMGoG_Documents/Full%20Census%20Report%202012%20FINAL.pdf Census of Gibraltar 2012.]"]
| Major Residential Area | 2001 | 2012 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| North District | 4,116 | 4,267 | |
| Reclamation Areas | 9,599 | 13,356 | |
| Sandpits Area | 2,207 | 2,053 | |
| South District | 4,257 | 5,681 | |
| Town Area | 3,588 | 3,264 | |
| Upper Town | 2,805 | 2,457 | |
| 26,572 | 31,078 | ||
| :: |
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131223122815/https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/images/stories/PDF/statistics/Census/census_of_gibraltar_2001.pdf Census of Gibraltar 2001.]
- [https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/sites/default/files/HMGoG_Documents/Full%20Census%20Report%202012%20FINAL.pdf Census of Gibraltar 2012.]
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