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Džungľa
Džungľa (literally: "Jungle", ) 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 above sea level. Džungľa gained its distinctive name in the interwar period and was made an official borough in the early 1990s. It is the smallest of all 22 of Košice's boroughs, and is also one of the least populous overall. The borough is largely focused on housing (with a few hundred residents), industrial areas and shopping centres. History Today's borough of Džungľa developed during the interwar period, its nickname (later adopted as an official name) first appeared in the late 1920s. Džungľa became a separate borough of Košice, as part of the Košice I district, in 1990. Statistics * Area: * Population: 697 (December 2017) * Density of population: 1500/km2 (December 2017) * District: Košice I Košice I () is a district in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boroughs And Localities Of Košice
Košice, the second largest city of Slovakia and largest city of east Slovakia, is divided into four national administrative districts (): Košice I, I, Košice II, II, Košice III, III, Košice IV, IV, and into 22 boroughs (; literally: city parts, also translated as (city) districts or wards). These boroughs vary in size and population, from the smallest Džungľa and least populated Lorinčík to the largest Košice-Sever and most populated Košice-Západ. 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 elections 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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |