Central Slovakia
Region in Slovakia
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Central Slovakia (Slovak: Stredné Slovensko) is a subdivision of Slovakia as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the four classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Slovakia. The region incorporates the central parts of the country, and encompasses an area of 16,263 km2 (6,279 sq mi). It incorporates two kraje–Žilina, and Banská Bystrica. The region is home to more than 1.3 million inhabitants. Despite being the largest region of Slovakia by area, it is the second least populated after the Bratislava region.
Classification
The country of Slovakia is organized into 12 regions (kraje) for administrative purposes.[5] The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into four broader level sub-divisions.[6][7] These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions of Slovakia, and incorporate one or more regions within it.[8][9] The regions form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them.[5]
Geography
Central Slovakia incorporates the central parts of the country excluding, encompassing an area of 16,263 km2 (6,279 sq mi).[1] The region is located in Central Europe, and is completely land locked as Slovakia does not have access to sea.[10] It shares land borders with Czechia and Poland in the north, and Hungary in the south. It is bordered by Western Slovakia on the west, and Eastern Slovakia on the east.[11] Most of the Central Slovakia is dominated by the Western Carpathians mountains.[12][13]
Sub-regions
Central Slovakia incorporates incorporates three kraje–kraje–Žilina, and Banská Bystrica.[8]
Demographics
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Central Slovakia had a population of over 1.3 million in 2024. Despite being the largest region of Slovakia by area, it is the second least populated after the Bratislava region.[1][2] While the region has a high Human Development Index, and is the second least developed region after Eastern Slovakia.[4] The population of the region has been shrinking since the late 2000s, similar to the other two large regions of Slovakia (Eastern and Western Slovakia).[2][15] The average of the resident population has been increasing, with increased life expectancy, decreased rate of birth, and exodus of young people to the capital region and abroad.[16]
