Košice Region

Košice Region

Košický kraj
Košice Region Košický kraj
Region
	Flag Coat of arms
	Košice Region
Country	Slovakia
Capital	Košice
Government
• Body	County Council of Košice Region
• Governor	Ratislav Trnka [sk] (Independent)
Area
• Total	6,753.26 km2 (2,607.45 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,476 m (4,843 ft)
Lowest elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	782,216
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	€9.372 billion (2016)
• Per capita	€11,753 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SK-KI
Website	www.kosice-region.sk

The Košice Region (Slovak: Košický kraj) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. The capital is Košice.

The region has 11 districts: Gelnica, Košice–okolie, Michalovce, Rožňava, Sobrance, Spišská Nová Ves and Trebišov and 4 districts of Košice (Košice I – Košice IV, which create the city of Košice). There are 440 municipalities in the region.