Coastal–Karst Statistical Region
Coastal–Karst Statistical Region
obalno-kraška statistična regija | |
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Municipalities | 7 |
Largest city | Koper |
Area | |
• Total | 1,044 km2 (403 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 115,913 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Statistics | |
• Households | 46839 |
• employed | 38404 |
• Unemployed | 6056 |
• College/university students | 3702 |
• Regional GDP (2019): | EUR 2,646 bn (EUR 22,894 per capita) |
HDI (2019) | 0.917[1] very high · 2nd |
The Coastal–Karst Statistical Region
Cities and towns
The Coastal–Karst Statistical Region includes four cities and towns, the largest of which is Koper.[6]
Rank | Name | Population (2021)[7] |
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1.
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Koper | 26,054
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2.
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Izola | 11,819
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3.
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Sežana | 6,172
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4.
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Piran | 3,827
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Municipalities
The Coastal–Karst Statistical Region comprises the following eight municipalities:
Demographics
It has an area of 1,044 km2 and an estimated 112,942 inhabitants (at 1 July 2015)—of whom almost half live in the coastal city of Koper—and the second-highest
Economy
This region has the highest percentage of people employed in tertiary (services) activities. Employment structure: 77.8% services, 20.7% industry, 1.5% agriculture.
37.1% of the GDP is generated by transport, trade and catering business. 19.6% of all tourists visit this region, most of them from abroad (62.5%).
Transportation
- Length of motorways: 83.6 km
- Length of other roads: 1551.6 km
- Also railways.
It has the largest and only commercial port situated in Koper along with marinas in Koper, Izola and Portorož. There is also a small international airport.
Sources
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Jagodic, Devan. 2014. Cross-Border Residential Moblity in the Italian-Slovenian Borderland: A Transnational Laboratory for the Creation of European Space or a New Hotbed of National Tensions? In: Milan Bufon et al. (eds), The New European Frontiers: Social and Spatial (Re)Integration Issues in Multilingual and Border Regions, pp. 173–195. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 182.
- ^ Lapuh, Lucija. 2016. Measuring the Impact of the Recession on Slovenian Statistical Regions and their Ability to Recover. Acta Geographica Slovenica 56(2): 247–256, pp. 252ff.
- ^ Šprah, Lilijana, Tatjana Novak, & Jerneja Fridl. 2016. The Wellbeing of Slovenia's Population by Region: Comparison of Indicators with an Emphasis on Health. Acta Geographica Slovenica 54(1): 67–87, p. 68.
- ^ Boršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. Transition Studies Review 54(1): 145–156, p. 148.
- ^ "Naselja s statusom mesta" (PDF).
- ^ "Prebivalstvo po: OBČINA/NASELJE, LETO, MERITVE". PX-Web.