Prešov Region Explained

Prešov Region
Native Name:Prešovský Kraj
Native Name Lang:sk
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Prešov
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Milan Majerský (KDH)
Area Total Km2:8973.69
Elevation Max M:2654
Elevation Min M:105
Population Total:822946
Population As Of:2017 estimate
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:€7.451 billion (2016)
Demographics1 Title2:Per capita
Demographics1 Info2:€9,070 (2016)
Iso Code:SK-PV
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2

The Prešov Region (Slovak: Prešovský [[kraj]], in Slovak pronounced as /ˈpreʂɔwskiː ˈkraj/; Hungarian: Eperjesi kerület), also Priashiv Region[2] (Ukrainian: Пряшівський край|Priashivskyi krai, in Ukrainian pronounced as /prʲaʃivsʲkɪj kraj/), is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the most populous of all the regions in Slovakia.[3] Its administrative center is the city of Prešov.

Geography

It is located in the north-eastern Slovakia and has an area of 8,975 km2. The region has a predominantly mountainous landscape. The subdivisions of TatrasHigh Tatras and Belianske Tatras lie almost entirely in the region and include the highest point of Slovakia – Gerlachovský štít (2,654 ASL). Other mountain ranges and highlands in the region are Šarišská vrchovina, Čergov, Ondavská vrchovina, Slanské vrchy, Pieniny, Levoča Hills, Laborecká vrchovina, Bukovské vrchy, Vihorlat Mountains and Eastern Slovak Lowland. The basins in Prešov Region are Podtatranská kotlina, Hornádska kotlina and Košice Basin.

Major rivers in the region include the Poprad in the west, which is the only major Slovak river in the Baltic Sea watershed, a small part of Hornád in the south-west, a small part of Dunajec in the north, the Torysa in the centre and the Ondava and Laborec in the east. As for administrative divisions, the region borders on the Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian voivodeships in Poland in the north, Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine in the east, Košice Region in the south, Banská Bystrica Region in the south-west and Žilina Region in the west.

Demographics

The population density in the region is 92.13PD/km2 (2020-06-30/-07-01),[4] which is below the country's average (110 per km2). The largest towns are Prešov, Poprad, Humenné, Bardejov and Snina. According to the 2011 census, there were 814,527 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of Slovaks (90.7%), with minorities of Roma (4.0%), Rusyns (2.7%) and there are small minorities of Ukrainians (<1%) and Czechs (<0.5%).[5]

Politics

The current governor of Prešov region is Milan Majerský (KDH). He won with 42% of the vote. In the 2017 election a regional parliament was also elected.

County Council of Prešov region
House Type:Unicameral
Houses:County Council
Leader1 Type:Governor
Leader1:Milan Majerský
Party1:KDH
Leader2 Type:Vice governors
Members:65
Structure1:File:Prešovparliament.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:

Centre-right group[6] (20)

Voice (20)

Independent group (9)[7]

Together for Region (8)[8]

Non-affiliated (8)[9]

Last Election1:29 October 2022
Meeting Place:Prešov
Website:Council of Prešov region
Leader3 Type:
Leader4 Type:

Administrative division

The Prešov Region consists of 13 districts. There are 666 municipalities, of which 23 are towns, where about half of the region's population live.

Districts:

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita
  2. Web site: Demografia Prešovského samosprávneho kraja - VÚC Prešov . sk . Po-kraj.sk . 2013-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925025614/http://www.po-kraj.sk/sk/fakty/zakladne-informacie/demografia/ . 2013-09-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export . 2021-07-05 .
  4. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a . 2006-11-29 . 2013-08-19 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20061129153653/http://www.statistics.sk/webdata/english/census2001/tab/tab3a.htm . November 29, 2006 .
  5. [Freedom and Solidarity|SaS]

  6. Independent (8)
    STANK (1)

  7. Independent (8)

  8. Independent (4)
    Chance, PS, DS, ODS, Together (1)
    Direction (1)
    Republic (1)
    Dawn (1)