Košice Region

Geography

It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of km2. 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.

Population

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

The average population density in the region is 117.9 inhabitants per km2, which is very similar to the country's average (110 per km2). 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 (

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 :

• Centre-right coalition (16)
• Independents (9)
• Aliancia/Szövetség and Independents (9) Other parties (23)
• Smer-SD (9)
• Hlas-SD (6)
• SNS and Independents (6)
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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

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References

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4. (29 November 2006). "POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a".
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6. [https://www.postovabanka.sk/novinky/analyzy-trhu/zaujalo-nas/bratislavsky-vs-kosicky-kraj-v-okoli-hlavneho-mesta-su-vyssie-platy-a-nizsia-nezamestnanost,-ale-domacnosti-su-aj-viac-zatazene-pozickami/ Bratislavský vs. Košický kraj]. Retrieved 29 April 2015
7. [[Freedom and Solidarity. SaS]], [[Ordinary People and Independent Personalities. OĽaNO]], [[NOVA (Slovakia). NOVA]], [[Christian Democratic Movement]]