Bratislava Region
region of Slovakia
The Bratislava Region (Slovak: Bratislavský kraj) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. The capital is Bratislava, which is also the nation's capital.
Bratislava Region
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Capital | Bratislava |
| Government | |
| • Body | County Council of Bratislava Region |
| • Governor | Juraj Droba (SaS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,053 km2 (793 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 719,537 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €30.709 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | €42,679 (2022) |
| ISO 3166 code | SK-BL |
| HDI (2019) | 0.956[4] very high · 1st |
| Website | bratislavskykraj |
The Bratislava Region has 8 districts: Malacky, Pezinok, Senec and 5 districts of Bratislava (Bratislava I – Bratislava V, which create the city of Bratislava). There are 73 municipalities in the region.
The main rivers in the region are the Danube and Morava. It borders with Austria and Hungary.
References
change- ↑ "SODB2021 – ObyvateliA–Základné výsledky".
- ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
Other websites
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- Official website
(in Slovak)
