Regions of the Czech Republic | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Czech Republic |
Number | 13 regions + Prague |
Populations | 283,210 (Karlovy Vary Region) – 1,386,824 (Central Bohemian Region) |
Areas | 3,163 km2 (1,221 sq mi) (Liberec Region) – 10,929 km2 (4,220 sq mi) (Central Bohemian Region) |
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Regions of the Czech Republic (Czech: kraj, plural: kraje) are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (hejtman). Elections to regional councils take place every four years.
According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000.[1]
The first kraje were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. Kraje were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements.
Rights and obligations of the regions include:[1]
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Region | Capital | Population (2022)[2] |
Area (km2) |
Pop. density (/km2) |
GDP (million CZK, 2020)[3] |
GDP per capita |
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A | ![]() |
1,275,406 | 496 | 2,571 | 1,572,000 | 1,190,611 | |
S | ![]() |
Prague | 1,386,824 | 10,929 | 127 | 662,000 | 484,475 |
C | ![]() |
České Budějovice | 637,047 | 10,058 | 63 | 289,000 | 438,114 |
P | ![]() |
Plzeň | 578,707 | 7,649 | 76 | 285,000 | 474,310 |
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Karlovy Vary | 283,210 | 3,310 | 86 | 97,000 | 341,512 |
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Ústí nad Labem | 798,898 | 5,339 | 150 | 313,000 | 386,363 |
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Liberec | 437,570 | 3,163 | 138 | 189,000 | 411,399 |
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Hradec Králové | 542,583 | 4,759 | 114 | 275,000 | 479,318 |
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Pardubice | 514,518 | 4,519 | 114 | 213,000 | 422,684 |
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Jihlava | 504,025 | 6,796 | 74 | 228,000 | 434,018 |
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Brno | 1,184,568 | 7,188 | 165 | 598,000 | 505,896 |
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Olomouc | 622,930 | 5,272 | 118 | 268,000 | 418,525 |
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Zlín | 572,432 | 3,963 | 144 | 276,000 | 457,361 |
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Ostrava | 1,177,989 | 5,427 | 217 | 510,000 | 430,005 |
CZ | ![]() |
Prague | 10,516,707 | 78,871 | 136 | 5,775,000 | 538,816 |