Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

, the second largest city of

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

and largest city of east Slovakia, is divided into four national administrative districts ( sk,

okres Okres (Czech and Slovak term meaning "district" in English; from German Kreis - circle (or perimeter)) refers to administrative entities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is similar to Landkreis in Germany or "''okrug''" in other Slavic-speaki ...

): I, II,

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, IV, and into 22 boroughs ( sk, mestské časti; literally: city parts, also translated as (city) districts or wards). These boroughs vary in size and population, from the smallest

Džungľa Džungľa (literally: "Jungle", hu, Dzsungel) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. The borough is situated in the Košice I district and lies to the northeast of the neighbouring borough of Košice Old Town, at an altitude of roughly ...

and least populated

Lorinčík Lorinčík ( hu, Szentlőrincke) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Lorinčík is located in the Košice II district, at an altitude of roughly above sea level. It is one of the westernmost boroughs of Košice and retains its traditiona ...

to the largest

Košice-Sever Košice-Sever (English: Košice-North, hu, Kassa-Észak) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice I district, it lies at an altitude of roughly above sea level. It is one of the more populous boroughs of the city, as ...

and most populated

Košice-Západ Košice-Západ (literally: "Košice-West", hu, Kassa-Nyugat) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice II district, at an altitude of roughly above sea level, it is the most populous borough of the entire city. It borde ...

. Each of the boroughs has its own mayor and council. The number of councillors in each depends on the size and population of that borough. Mayor and the local council are elected in municipal election every four years. The boroughs are responsible for issues of local significance such as urban planning, local roads maintenance, budget, local ordinances, parks maintenance, safety and so on. The following table gives an overview of the boroughs, along with the district, population, area, annexation, if applicable and location within Košice. The following table shows various quarters or localities in the boroughs.

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External links

Official website of Košice
(in English)
List of boroughs with municipal addresses (Official website of Košice)
(in Slovak)
Clickable map of Košice boroughs, with articles on each borough in Slovak (at Cassovia.sk)
(in Slovak) {{Boroughs of Košice by district