Džungľa (literally: "Jungle", ) is a
borough
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(city ward) of
Košice
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,
Slovakia
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. The borough is situated in the
Košice I
Košice I () is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, in the city of Košice
Košice 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 bord ...
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
Košice I () is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, in the city of Košice
Košice 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 bord ...
district, in 1990.
Statistics
* Area:
* Population: 697 (December 2017)
* Density of population: 1500/km
2 (December 2017)
* District:
Košice I
Košice I () is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, in the city of Košice
Košice 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 bord ...
* Mayor: Adriana Šebeščáková Balogová (as of 2018 elections)
Gallery
Photos
File:Moňok.JPG, Confluence of the river Hornád and the local stream Moňok, older housing at the riverfront
File:Tesco Extra Košice 2.jpg, A local shopping centre in Džungľa
File:Tesco Extra Košice 1.jpg, A "Tesco Extra" shopping centre in Džungľa
File:Tesco Extra Košice - H&M.jpg, Interior of a local shopping centre
File:Tesco Extra Košice - CCC.jpg, Interior of a local shopping centre
Maps of the area
File:Map of Džungľa in 1912.png, A 1912 map of the Džungľa locality
File:Map of Džungľa.svg, A modern map of the Džungľa borough
References
External links
Article on the Džungľa borough at Cassovia.skOfficial website of Košice
Boroughs of Košice
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