Bratislava Region

Bratislava Region
Bratislavský kraj
Region
Flag of Bratislava Region
Flag
Coat of arms of Bratislava Region
Coat of arms
CountrySlovakia
CapitalBratislava
Government
 • BodyCounty Council of Bratislava Region
 • GovernorJuraj Droba (SaS)
Area
 • Total2,053 km2 (793 sq mi)
Highest elevation
754 m (2,474 ft)
Lowest elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total719,537
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
GDP
[2][3]
 • Total€30.709 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€42,679 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeSK-BL
HDI (2019)0.956[4]
very high · 1st
Websitebratislavskykraj.sk

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.

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

  1. ↑ "SODB2021 – ObyvateliA–Základné výsledky".
  2. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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