Prešov Region
Prešov Region
Prešovský Kraj | |
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From the top to bottom-left; High Tatras, Levoča, Stará Ľubovňa, Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Prešov, Spišská Kapitula, Stužica primeval forest, Bodružal, Sedielko mountain pass in High Tatras | |
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Prešov Region | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Capital | Prešov |
| Government | |
| • Body | County Council of Prešov Region |
| • Governor | Milan Majerský (KDH) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,972.79 km2 (3,464.41 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,654 m (8,707 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 810,008 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €7.451 billion (2016) |
| • Per capita | €9,070 (2016) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SK-PV |
| Website | www |
The Prešov Region (Slovak: Prešovský kraj, pronounced [ˈpreʂɔwskiː ˈkraj]; Hungarian: Eperjesi kerület), also Priashiv Region (Ukrainian: Пряшівський край, romanized: Priashivskyi krai, pronounced [ˈprʲɑʃiu̯sʲkɪj ˈkrɑj]), is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the most populous of all the regions in Slovakia. Its administrative center is the city of Prešov.