Official Name: | Jihozápad |
Settlement Type: | NUTS2 Region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital city |
Area Total Km2: | 17617 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Total: | 1267879 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Blank Name Sec1: | NUTS code |
Blank Info Sec1: | CZ03 |
Blank Name Sec2: | GDP per capita (PPS) |
Blank Info Sec2: | € 23,600 (2018) |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | HDI (2021) |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0.875[2] · 3rd |
Jihozápad (Southwest) is statistical area of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, level NUTS 2. It includes the Plzeň Region and the South Bohemian Region.
It covers an area of 17 617 km2 and 1,267,879 inhabitants (population density 72 inhabitants/km2).
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 20.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 9.9% of Czech economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 23,600 € or 78% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 75% of the EU average.[3]