Savinja Statistical Region
| Savinja Statistical Region Savinjska statistična regija | |
|---|---|
| Statistical region | |
 | |
| Municipalities | 33 |
| Largest city | Celje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,384 km2 (920 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 256,752 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Statistics | |
| • Households | 97091 |
| • Employed | 104244 |
| • Registered unemployed | 14874 |
| • College/university students | 13986 |
| • Regional GDP: |
EUR (11 062 EUR per capita) |
The Savinja Statistical Region (Slovene: Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River.
Municipalities
The Savinja Statistical Region comprises the following 33 municipalities:
- Bistrica ob Sotli
- Braslovče
- Celje
- Dobje
- Dobrna
- Gornji Grad
- Kozje
- Laško
- Ljubno
- Luče
- Mozirje
- Nazarje
- Podčetrtek
- Polzela
- Prebold
- Radeče
- Rečica ob Savinji.
- Rogaška Slatina
- Rogatec
- Šentjur
- Slovenske Konjice
- Šmarje pri Jelšah
- Šmartno ob Paki
- Solčava
- Šoštanj
- Štore
- Tabor
- Velenje
- Vitanje
- Vojnik
- Vransko
- Žalec
- Zreče
The municipalities of Bistrica ob Sotli and the Radeče are part of the region until January 2015; they will become part of the Lower Sava Statistical Region in 2015.
Demographics
The population in 2004 was 256,752. It has a total area of 2,384 km².
Economy
Employment structure: 47.3% services, 46.3% industry, 6.7% agriculture.
Tourism
It attracts 10.8% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (58.6%).
Transportation
- Length of motorways: 61 km
- Length of other roads: 2,875 km
Sources
| ||||||||||
Coordinates: 46°15′00″N 15°10′00″E / 46.25000°N 15.16667°E