Boroughs and localities of Košice

Košice, the second largest city of Slovakia and largest city of east Slovakia, is divided into four national administrative districts (Slovak: okres): I, II, III, IV, and into 22 boroughs (Slovak: mestské časti; literally: city parts, also translated as (city) districts or wards). These boroughs vary in size and population, from the smallest Džungľa and least populated Lorinčík to the largest Košice-Sever and most populated Košice-Západ.

Košice, with districts differentiated by colour. District and borough borders in black.

Each of the boroughs has its own mayor and council. The number of councillors in each depends on the size and population of that borough. Mayor and the local council are elected in municipal election every four years. The boroughs are responsible for issues of local significance such as urban planning, local roads maintenance, budget, local ordinances, parks maintenance, safety and so on.[1]

The following table gives an overview of the boroughs, along with the district, population, area, annexation, if applicable and location within Košice.

Borough and district Population[2][3] Area
[km²][4]
Annexed
or founded
Location
Džungľa (I) 745 (Increase) .47 1990
(f.r 1929)
Kavečany (I) 1,377 (Increase) 10.49 1976
(f.r. 1347)
Sever (I) 20,152 (Increase) 54.61 n/a
(f.r 1364)
Sídlisko Ťahanovce (I) 21,748 (Decrease) 8.25 1984
Staré Mesto (I) 20,861 (Increase) 4.34 1230
Ťahanovce (I) 2,538 (Increase) 7.27 1969
(f.r 1263)
Lorinčík (II) 888 (Increase) 2.96 1248
Luník IX (II) 6,689 (Increase) 1.06 1979
Myslava (II) 2,540 (Increase) 7.01 1382
Pereš (II) 2,087 (Increase) 1.33 1937
Poľov (II) 1,217 (Decrease) 12.95 1248
Sídlisko KVP (II) 23,253 (Decrease) 1.78 1980
Šaca (II) 6,032 (Increase) 47.87 1275
Západ (II) 39,409 (Decrease) 5.53 1962
Dargovských hrdinov (III) 25,578 (Decrease) 11.07 1976
Košická Nová Ves (III) 2,957 (Increase) 5.75 1968
Barca (IV) 3,734 (Decrease) 18.15 1215
Juh (IV) 22,572 (Decrease) 9.74 n/a
Krásna (IV) 6,101 (Increase) 20.06 1143
Nad jazerom (IV) 24,215 (Decrease) 3.65 1275
Šebastovce (IV) 758 (Increase) 5.09 1248
Vyšné Opátske (IV) 2,687 (Increase) 4.19 1344
Total 22 boroughs 238,138 (Decrease) 243

The following table shows various quarters or localities in the boroughs.

Administrative and Territorial Division of Košice
Districts Borough Quarters or Localities
Košice I Džungľa Brody
Kavečany
Košice-Sever Anička, Bankov, Jahodná, Hradová (with Košice Castle), Sídlisko Watsonovo, Čermeľ, Mier, Kalvária
Sídlisko Ťahanovce Skalky
Staré mesto Huštáky, Letná, Stredné Mesto, Sídlisko Kuzmányho
Ťahanovce
Košice II Lorinčík Háje
Luník IX Nové diely
Myslava Maša, Povrazy
Pereš
Poľov
Sídlisko KVP
Šaca Bužinka
Západ Luník I-VIII
Košice III Dargovských hrdinov Dargovských hrdinov I-VII, Slivník
Košická Nová Ves Konopiská
Košice IV Barca
Juh Železníky
Krásna
Nad jazerom Sídlisko Krásna
Šebastovce
Vyšné Opátske Heringeš

References

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  1. ^ "Oficiálne stránky mesta Košice - Mestské časti (Official website of the city of Košice - Boroughs)" (in Slovak). City of Košice. 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-19.

Bibliography

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  • Kollár, Daniel (2003). Slovensko: putovanie po regiónoch [Slovakia: wandering through the regions] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Dajama. ISBN 978-80-88975-56-4. OCLC 237809739.
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