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Region of Slovakia

Region in Slovakia

Košice Region Košický kraj
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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
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Košice Region
Country	Slovakia
Capital	Košice
Government
• Body	County Council of Košice Region
• Governor	Ratislav Trnka [sk] (Independent)
Area
• Total	6,753.26 km (2,607.45 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,476 m (4,843 ft)
Lowest elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population
• Total	782,216
• Density	120/km (300/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	€9.372 billion (2016)
• Per capita	€11,753 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SK-KI
Website	www.kosiceregion.com/en/

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	622,257	—
1980	698,825	+12.3%
1991	741,195	+6.1%
2001	766,012	+3.3%
2011	791,723	+3.4%
2021	782,216	−1.2%
Source: Censuses

It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km. The western part of the region is composed of the eastern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, including its subdivisions: Slovak Karst, Slovak Paradise, Volovské vrchy, Čierna hora. The Hornád Basin is located in the northwest. The area between Slovak Ore Mountains and Slanské vrchy is covered by the Košice Basin, named after the city. The area east of Slanské vrchy is covered by the Eastern Slovak Lowland and there is a volcanic range, Vihorlat Mountains, in the northeast, close to the Ukrainian border. Bigger rivers include Slaná in the southwest, Hornád in the west and centre, Uh and Bodrog in the east, along with a small part of the Tisza river in the extreme southeast. As for administrative divisions, the region borders Prešov Region in the north, Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine in the east, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén counties of Hungary in the south and the Banská Bystrica Region in the west.

Demographics

The average population density in the region is 117.9 inhabitants per km, which is very similar to the country's average (110 per km). The largest towns are Košice, Michalovce, Spišská Nová Ves, Trebišov and Rožňava. According to the 2001 census, there were 766,012 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of Slovaks (81.8%), but there is a numerous Hungarian minority (11.2%) in the south, and there are minorities of Roma (3.9%) and Czechs (<1%).

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.

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.

The unemployment in the region was at 15.6% in 2014.

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

Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	County Council
Leadership
Governor	Rastislav Trnka, Independent
Vice governors	Daniel Rusnák, KDH
	Karol Pataky, Aliancia/Szövetség
Structure
Seats	57 councilors

Political groups	Administration (34) Centre-right coalition (16) Independents (9) Aliancia/Szövetség and Independents (9) Other parties (23) Smer-SD (9) Hlas-SD (6) SNS and Independents (6) Non-Inscrits (2)
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.

References

Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
"Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
"Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 1 January 2021.
"POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a". 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
Domaci produkt 1995–2013 slovak.statistics.sk
^ Bratislavský vs. Košický kraj. Retrieved 29 April 2015
SaS, OĽaNO, NOVA, Christian Democratic Movement

Kopa, Ľudovít; et al. (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks. Bratislava, Slovakia: Encyclopaedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 80-224-0925-1.