| Nitra Region | |
| Native Name: | Nitriansky kraj |
| Native Name Lang: | sk |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Nitra |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Branislav Becík |
| Area Total Km2: | 6343.94 |
| Elevation Max M: | 943 |
| Population Total: | 689867 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €8.801 billion (2016) |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info2: | €12,925 (2016) |
| Iso Code: | SK-NI |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Governing Body: | County Council of Nitra Region |
The Nitra Region (Slovak: Nitriansky [[kraj]], in Slovak pronounced as /ˈɲitrɪɐnski ˈkraj/; Hungarian: Nyitrai kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts (Slovak: [[okres]]) and 354 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. The economy of the region focuses more on agriculture, than in other Slovak regions. Nitra is its seat, largest city, and cultural and economic center.
This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the Žitný ostrov island, and the Danubian Hills in the north, centre and east. Mountain ranges reaching into the region are: Považský Inovec in the north-west, where the region's highest point, Veľký Inovec, is located, Tribeč in the north from Nitra, Pohronský Inovec in the north-east and Štiavnické vrchy in the east. Major rivers are the Danube in the south, Váh in the south-west, Nitra in the western-central part, Hron in the east and Ipeľ in the south-east. As for administrative divisions, the region borders Trenčín Region in the north, Banská Bystrica Region in the east, Hungarian Pest in the south-east, Komárom-Esztergom in the south, and Győr-Moson-Sopron county in the south-west and Trnava Region in the west.
The population density in the region is 106PD/km2 (2020-06-30/-07-01),[2] which is very similar to the country's average (110 per km2). The largest towns are Nitra, Komárno, Nové Zámky and Levice. According to the 2001 census, there were 713,422 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of Slovaks (68.3%), but there is a numerous Hungarian minority (27.6%) in the southern districts, forming a majority in the Komárno District (72%) and there are small minorities of Czechs and Roma (<1%).[3]
The city of Nitra is also the centre of whole region. The region - which is the warmest in Slovakia - reaches a high production of wheat, rye and vegetables. Significant industries are: the food industry, with breweries in Topoľčany, Nitra and Hurbanovo, are machinery (fridges in Zlaté Moravce, shipyards in Komárno) and energy (Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant).
Current governor of Banská Bystrica region is Milan Belica (Smer-SD). He won with 34,1 %. In election 2017 was elected also regional parliament :
| County Council of Nitra region | |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Houses: | County Council |
| Leader1 Type: | Governor |
| Leader1: | Branislav Becík |
| Party1: | Voice |
| Leader2 Type: | Vice governors |
| Party2: | SNS |
| Members: | 54 |
| Structure1: | File:Nitraparliament.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Alliance (18) Independent group (11) Voice/We Are Family (5) |
| Last Election1: | 29 October 2022 |
| Meeting Place: | Nitra |
| Website: | Council of Nitra region |
| Party3: | Smer-SD |
| Leader3 Type: | |
| Leader4 Type: | |
| Leader5 Type: | |
| Party5: | Hlas-SD |
| Party4: | Aliancia/Szövetség |
See main article: 2017 Slovak regional elections. In governor's elections won Milan Belica (Smer–SD) over many another candidates.
| Political party | Seats won | +/- | Percentage | Electoral leader [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition led by Smer–SD[6] | 17 | 4 | 31,48 % | Jozef Dvonč | ||
| Independents | 15 | 11 | 27,77 % | |||
| SMK-MKP | 11 | 3 | 20,37 % | Miklós Viola | ||
| Centre-right coalition[7] | 10 | 4 | 18,51 % | Ján Greššo | ||
| ĽSNS | 1 | 1 | 1,85 % | Milan Uhrík | ||
See main article: 2013 Slovak regional elections. In governor's elections won Milan Belica (Smer–SD) over centre-right candidate Tomáš Galbavý (SDKÚ–DS), who was supported by SaS, OKS, NOVA, Most–Híd, SMK-MKP.|-| colspan="6" ||-|- style="background-color:#C0DBFC; text-align:center;"! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions! %! Seats! +/-|-| rowspan="2" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Social Democrats| 35.19| 19| 4|-| style="background-color:#fdfd96;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Christian Democrats| 24.07| 13| 6|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 59.26| 32| 10|-| rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| SMK–MKP| 25.93| 14| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 25.93| 14| 1|-| rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Independents| 7.41| 4| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 7.41| 4| 1|-| rowspan="3" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| SDKÚ–DS| 1.85| 1| 8|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Most–Híd| 1.85| 1| 1|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| NOVA| 1.85| 1| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 5.55| 3| 6|-| rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Nationalists| 1.85| 1| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 1.85| 1| 1|}
See main article: 2009 Slovak regional elections. In governor's elections won Milan Belica (Smer–SD), who was supported by SDKÚ–DS and KDH.
| Political party | Seats won | +/- | Percentage | Electoral leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smer–SD[8] | 15 | 4 | 27,78 % | Jozef Dvonč | ||
| SMK-MKP | 13 | 4 | 24,07 % | Arpád Horváth | ||
| SDKÚ–DS[9] | 9 | 4 | 16,67 % | Tibor Tóth | ||
| KDH[10] | 7 | 0 | 12,96 % | Ján Vančo | ||
| ĽS–HZDS[11] | 7 | 3 | 12,96 % | Lýdia Forrová | ||
| Independents | 3 | 3 | 5,56 % | Anton Marek | ||
In governor's elections won Milan Belica, who was supported by ASV, KSS, ĽB, ĽS–HZDS, PSNS, ZSNS. His rival in second round of elections was Ján Greššo (DS, SDKÚ).
| Political party | Seats won | +/- | Percentage | Electoral leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMK-MKP | 17 | 14 | 32,69 % | László Fekete | ||
| Smer–SD[12] | 11 | 9 | 21,15 % | Juraj Horváth | ||
| ĽS–HZDS[13] | 10 | 10 | 19,23 % | Jozef Hasilla | ||
| KDH[14] | 7 | 7 | 13,46 % | Ján Vančo | ||
| SDKÚ[15] | 5 | 5 | 9,62 % | Tibor Tóth | ||
| SNS[16] | 1 | 1 | 1,92 % | Igor Varga | ||
| HZD | 1 | 1 | 1,92 % | Albert Hačko | ||
In governor's elections won Milan Belica, who was supported by HZDS, SOP, SDĽ and Centre party. His rival in second round of elections was Miklós Fehér (SMK-MKP).
| Political party | Seats won | Percentage | Electoral leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMK-MKP | 31 | 59,62 % | Tibor Bastrnák | ||
| Centre-left coalition[17] | 20 | 38,46 % | Jozef Dvonč | ||
| SNS | 1 | 1,92 % | Peter Lisý | ||
The Nitra Region consists of 7 districts. There are 354 municipalities, of which 16 are towns.