Westside is the largest city and ''de facto'' capital of

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. It lies between the western slopes of the

Rock of Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediterr ...

and the eastern shores of the

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. In 2012 it was inhabited by 26,572 people and contained 78.15% of the territory's population of 34,000.

Division

The city is divided into six Major Residential Areas. They are: North District, Reclamation Areas, Sandpits, South District, Town Area, and Upper Town.

Demographics

References

{{reflist Capitals of British Overseas Territories Areas of Gibraltar Capitals in Europe