Košice Region

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Košice Region
Košický kraj
Region
From the top to bottom-left; Panorama of Markušovce, Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice, Tomášovský View, Interior of gothic church in Štítnik, Spiš Castle, Domica Cave, Rožňava, Slovak Karst National Park
UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSK-KI
Websitewww.kosice-region.sk

The Košice Region (Slovak: Košický kraj, pronounced [ˈkɔʂitskiː ˈkraj]; Hungarian: Kassai kerület; Ukrainian: Кошицький край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts (okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which have a town status. About one third of the region's population lives in the agglomeration of Košice, which is its main economic and cultural centre.

Geography

It is located in the southern part of eastern

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén counties of Hungary in the south and the Banská Bystrica Region
in the west.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1980698,825—    
1991741,216+6.1%
2001766,012+3.3%
2011791,723+3.4%
2021782,216−1.2%
Source:
Hungarian minority (11.2%) in the south, and there are minorities of Roma (3.9%) and Czechs (<1%).[3]

Economy

The economy of the Košice region accounted for 11.47% of Slovakia's GDP in 2013, which made it the region with the second highest GDP in Slovakia after the Bratislava region. However, it lags behind the majority of Slovakia's regions in GDP per capita.[4]

The salaries are on average 40% higher in the Bratislava region than in the Košice region, but the living costs are considerably higher there as well.[5]

The unemployment in the region was at 15.6% in 2014.[5]

Politics

Current governor of Košice region is Rastislav Trnka (Independent). He won with 37,8 %. In election 2017 was elected also regional parliament :

County Council of Košice region
Aliancia/Szövetség
Structure
Seats57 councilors
Political groups
Administration (34)
  •   Centre-right coalition[6] (16)
  •   Independents (9)
  •  
    Aliancia/Szövetség and Independets
    (9)

Other parties (23)

Elections
Last election
4 November 2017
Meeting place

Governor's office, Košice
Website
Council of Košice region

Administrative division

The Košice Region consists of 11 districts. In Košice city itself there are four districts; seven districts are outside the city. There are 440 municipalities, of which 17 are towns.

See also

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "SLOVAKIA: Regions and Major Cities". Citypopulation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a". 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ Domaci produkt 1995–2013 slovak.statistics.sk
  5. ^ a b Bratislavský vs. Košický kraj. Retrieved 29 April 2015
  6. OĽaNO, NOVA, Christian Democratic Movement

External links
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