Regions of the Czech Republic
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Since January 1, 2000 (according to Czech Law no. 129/2000 (Law on Regions), which replaced paragraph 1/1993 of the Czech Constitution on Vyšší územně správních celcích (higher-level territorial administrative units) the Czech Republic has consisted of thirteen regions (kraje) and one capital city (hlavní město) with regional status. The older seventy-three districts (okresy, singular okres) are still recognized and remain the seats of various branches of state administration[1], such as the judicial system.
| Region | Capital | Population[2] | Area (km²) | Population density (/km²) | GDP (in million CZK) | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Prague |
1,170,571 | 496 | 2,360 | 637,704 | 547,096 | |
| S |  Central Bohemian Region |
Prague | 1,144,071 | 11,015 | 104 | 288,888 | 253,912 |
| C |  South Bohemian Region |
České Budějovice | 625,712 | 10,057 | 62 | 150,970 | 251,106 |
| P |  Plzeň Region |
Plzeň | 549,618 | 7,561 | 73 | 137,911 | 216,639 |
| K |  Karlovy Vary Region |
Karlovy Vary | 304,588 | 3,315 | 92 | 65,789 | 216,639 |
| U |  Ústí nad Labem Region |
Ústí nad Labem | 822,133 | 5,335 | 154 | 188,041 | 229,146 |
| L |  Liberec Region |
Liberec | 427,563 | 3,163 | 135 | 94,451 | 229,146 |
| H |  Hradec Králové Region |
Hradec Králové | 547,296 | 4,758 | 115 | 133,767 | 244,549 |
| E |  Pardubice Region |
Pardubice | 505,285 | 4,519 | 112 | 116,639 | 230,880 |
| M |  Olomouc Region |
Olomouc | 635,126 | 5,159 | 123 | 134,376 | 211,467 |
| T |  Moravian-Silesian Region |
Ostrava | 1,257,554 | 5,535 | 227 | 280,210 | 222,638 |
| B |  South Moravian Region |
Brno | 1,123,201 | 7,067 | 159 | 285,855 | 254,684 |
| Z |  Zlín Region |
Zlín | 590,706 | 3,964 | 149 | 131,789 | 222,885 |
| J |  Vysočina Region |
Jihlava | 517,153 | 6,926 | 75 | 121,318 | 234,530 |
| CZ |  Czech Republic |
Prague | 10,220,577 | 78,868 | 130 | 2,767,717 | 271,161 |
Symbols of Czech regions
 Jihočeský kraj |
 Plzeňský kraj |
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 Karlovarský kraj |
 Ústecký kraj |
 Liberecký kraj |
 Královéhradecký kraj |
 Pardubický kraj |
 kraj Vysočina |
 Jihomoravský kraj |
 Olomoucký kraj |
 Zlínský kraj |
 Moravskoslezský kraj |
 Location of Czech regions in the map |
References
See also
- Subdivisions of the Czech Republic
- Districts of the Czech Republic
- ISO 3166-2:CZ
- NUTS:CZ
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