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Also known as Košický kraj

region of Slovakia

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Košice Region is an administrative region located in eastern Slovakia. It matters as a significant economic and cultural area in the country's eastern part, encompassing the city of Košice, Slovakia's second-largest city.

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The Košice Region (Slovak: Košický kraj, IPA: [ˈkɔʂitskiː ˈkraj]; Hungarian: Kassai kerület; Ukrainian: Кошицький край, romanized: Košyćkyj kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts (okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which have a town status. About one third of the region's population lives in the agglomeration of Košice, which is its main economic and cultural centre.

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