The Prešov Region (, ; ), also Priashiv Region (, ), 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. Its administrative center is the city of

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

Geography

It is located in the north-eastern

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and has an area of 8,975 km². The region has a predominantly mountainous landscape. The subdivisions of Tatras – High 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

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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

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in the north,

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in the east,

Košice Region The Košice Region (, ; ; ) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which ...

in the south,

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in the south-west and

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in the west.

Demographics

The population density in the region is (2020-06-30/-07-01), which is below the country's average (110 per km²). The largest towns are

, Poprad, Humenné,

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and Snina. According to the 2011 census, there were 814,527 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of

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(90.7%), with minorities of Roma (4.0%),

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(2.7%) and there are small minorities of

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(<1%) and

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(<0.5%).

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.

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: *

* Humenné * Kežmarok * Levoča *

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* Poprad *

* Sabinov * Snina * Stará Ľubovňa * Stropkov *

Svidník Svidník (, , , ) is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. It has a population of around 11,000. There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass. Geog ...

* Vranov nad Topľou

References

External links

Prešovský samosprávny kraj
- official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Presov Region Regions of Slovakia Rusyn communities