Nitra Region

Nitra
Region
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Country	Slovakia
Districts	7  - Komárno  - Levice  - Nitra  - Nové Zámky  - Šaľa  - Topoľčany  - Zlaté Moravce
Seat	Nitra
- elevation	190 m (623 ft)
- coordinates
Highest point	Veľký Inovec
- elevation	901 m (2,956 ft)
Lowest point	Danube near Chľaba
- elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Area	6,343.4 km² (2,449.2 sq mi)
Population	708,498 (2005-12-31)
Density	112 /km² (290 /sq mi)
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.unsk.sk

Nitra Region

The Nitra Region (Slovak: Nitriansky kraj) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.

Geography

This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the Žitný ostrov island, and the Danubian Hills in the north, centre and east. Mountain ranges reaching into the region are: Považský Inovec in the north-west, where the region's highest point, Veľký Inovec, is located, Tribeč in the north from Nitra, Pohronský Inovec in the north-east and Štiavnické vrchy in the east. Major rivers are the Danube in the south, Váh in the south-west, Nitra in the western-central part, Hron in the east and Ipeľ in the south-east. As for administrative divisions, the region borders Trenčín Region in the north, Banská Bystrica Region in the east, Hungarian Pest in the south-east, Komárom-Esztergom in the south, and Győr-Moson-Sopron county in the south-west and Trnava Region in the west.

Demographics

The population density in the region is 113 inhabitants per km², which is very similar to the country's average (110 per km²). The largest towns are Nitra, Komárno, Nové Zámky and Levice. According to the 2001 census, there were 713,422 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of Slovaks (68.3%), but there is a numerous Hungarian minority (27.6%) in the southern districts, forming a majority in the Komárno District (72%) and there are small minorities of Czechs and Roma (<1%).^[1]

Economy and climate

The city of Nitra is also the centre of whole region. The region - which is the warmest in Slovakia - reaches a high production of wheat, rye and vegetables. Significant industries are: the food industry, with breweries in Topoľčany, Nitra and Hurbanovo, are machinery (fridges in Zlaté Moravce, shipyards in Komárno) and energy (Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant).

List of districts

• Komárno District
• Levice District
• Nitra District
• Nové Zámky District
• Topoľčany District
• Šaľa District
• Zlaté Moravce District

List of municipalities and towns

There are 350 municipalities, of which 15 are towns (in bold)

References

• Kopa, Ľudovít et al. (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks. Bratislava, Slovakia: Encyclopaedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 80-224-0925-1. 

External links

• Nitriansky samosprávny kraj Official website

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