In 1960, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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 was re-divided into district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

s (okres

Okres

Okres refers to administrative entities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia...

, plural

Grammatical number

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 okresy) often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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, there were 75 districts; a 76th Jeseník District

Jeseník District

Jeseník District is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its seat is the town Jeseník.The area called Jeseníky region is in the most northern bulge of Silesia and Moravia. It is closed by frontier with Poland that passes westward through Rychleby Hills and crosses the Nysa...

 was split in the 1990s from Šumperk District

Šumperk District

Šumperk District is a district within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is the town of Šumperk.-Complete list of municipalities:Bludov -Bohdíkov -Bohuslavice -Bohutín -Branná -Bratrušov -Brníčko -Bušín -...

. Three consisted only of statutory cities

Statutory city

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 (statutární města, sing. město) Brno

Brno

Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

, Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

 and Plzeň which gained the status of districts only in 1971; the capital city

Capital City

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 of Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 (Hlavní město Praha) had a special status, but ten districts of Prague

Districts of Prague

Prague has a local-government structure of two or three tiers, depending on the area of town. At the top is the Magistrate of the Capital City of Prague , which is responsible for public transport; waste collection; municipal police; firefighting; ambulance services; cultural activities; care of...

 (obvody) were in some ways equivalent to okres.

A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 204 Municipalities with Extended Competence (obce s rozšířenou působností; also obce III. stupně - third-level municipalities, unofficially also called "little districts" which took over most of the administration of the former district authorities. Some of these are further divided between Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (obce s pověřeným obecním úřadem, shortened to pověřená obec, pl. pověřené obce; "second-level municipalities"). The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts. In 2007 the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities are now within different districts.

Region Regions of the Czech Republic According to Czech Law no. 129/2000 , which replaced paragraph 1/1993 of the Czech Constitution on Vyšší územně správních celcích , the Czech Republic has consisted of thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status since 1 January 2000...   (Kraj)	District (Okres)	Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... (km2)	Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... (2002)	Number of municipalities
Karlovy Vary Region  (Karlovarský kraj)	Cheb Cheb District Cheb District is a district within Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Cheb.-Complete list of towns and villages:Aš -Cheb -Dolní Žandov -Drmoul -...	933	89,107	39
	Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary District Karlovy Vary District is a district within the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is Karlovy Vary.-Complete list of towns and villages:Abertamy -Andělská Hora -Bečov nad Teplou -...	1628	121,886	55
	Sokolov Sokolov District Sokolov District is a district within Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov.-Complete list of towns and villages:Březová -Bublava -Bukovany -Citice -...	753	93,227	38
Central Bohemian Region Central Bohemian Region Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region... (Středočeský kraj)	Benešov Benešov District Benešov District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	1524	93,220	115
	Beroun Beroun District Beroun District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	662	76,101	85
	Kladno Kladno District The Kladno District is a district within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	692	150,181	100
	Kolín Kolín District Kolín District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Kolín.-Complete list of municipalities:Barchovice -Bečváry -Bělušice -Břežany I -...	846	95,523	100
	Kutná Hora Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	917	73,337	88
	Mělník Melník District Mělník District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	712	94,868	70
	Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav District Mladá Boleslav District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	1058	114,042	123
	Nymburk Nymburk District Nymburk District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	876	84,784	87
	Praha-východ (East)	584	98,453	91
	Praha-západ (West)	586	86,777	80
	Příbram Príbram District Příbram District is a district within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	1628	107,260	120
	Rakovník Rakovník District Rakovník District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...	930	54,128	84
Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové.... (Královéhradecký kraj)	Hradec Králové Hradec Králové District Hradec Králové District is a district within Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Hradec Králové.-Complete list of towns and villages:Babice •Barchov •Běleč nad Orlicí •Benátky •Blešno •...	875	159,622	101
	Jičín Jicín District The Jičín District is a district within the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jičín.-Complete list of towns and villages:Cities are bolded.Bačalky -Bašnice -Běchary -Bílsko u Hořic -Boháňka -...	887	77,368	111
	Náchod Náchod District Náchod District is a district within Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Náchod.-Complete list of towns and villages:Náchod -Adršpach -Bezděkov nad Metují -Bohuslavice -Borová -Božanov -...	851	112,448	78
	Rychnov nad Kněžnou Rychnov nad Knežnou District Rychnov nad Kněžnou District is a district within Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Rychnov nad Kněžnou.-Complete list of towns and villages:Albrechtice nad Orlicí -Bačetín -...	998	79,003	83
	Trutnov Trutnov District Trutnov District is a district within Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Trutnov.-Complete list of towns and villages:Batňovice -Bernartice -Bílá Třemešná -Bílé Poličany -Borovnice -...	1147	119,996	75
Liberec Region Liberec Region Liberec Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. Region borders with Saxony, and Poland... (Liberecký kraj)	Česká Lípa Ceská Lípa District Česká Lípa District is a district within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic...	1137	106,411	59
	Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou District Jablonec nad Nisou District is a district within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic...	402	88,232	34
	Liberec Liberec District Liberec District is the district within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. As its name implies, its administrative center is Liberec.-Complete list of towns and villages:Bílá -Bílý Kostel nad Nisou -Bílý Potok -...	925	158,988	57
	Semily Semily District Semily District is a district within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital city is Semily.-Complete list of towns and villages:Bělá -Benecko -Benešov u Semil -Bozkov -...	699	74,660	65
Moravian-Silesian Region Moravian-Silesian Region Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the... (Moravskoslezský kraj)	Bruntál Bruntál District Bruntál District is a district within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Bruntál, but the biggest town is Krnov...	1658	104,480	67
	Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek District Frýdek-Místek District is a district within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Frýdek-Místek. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions...	1273	226,592	72
	Karviná Karviná District Karviná District is a district within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Karviná. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions in the area of former Fryštát District...	347	277,244	17
	Nový Jičín Nový Jicín District Nový Jičín District is a district within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Nový Jičín.- List of all towns and villages :...	918	159,473	53
	Opava Opava District Opava District is a district within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Opava.- Complete list of municipalities :Bělá -Bohuslavice -Bolatice -Branka u Opavy -Bratříkovice -Brumovice -Březová -...	1144	180,769	77
	Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...	214	314,102	13
Olomouc Region Olomouc Region Olomouc Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia . It is named for its capital Olomouc.-External links:* *... (Olomoucký kraj)	Jeseník Jeseník District Jeseník District is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its seat is the town Jeseník.The area called Jeseníky region is in the most northern bulge of Silesia and Moravia. It is closed by frontier with Poland that passes westward through Rychleby Hills and crosses the Nysa...	719	42,251	24
	Olomouc Olomouc District Olomouc District is a district within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Olomouc.-Complete list of municipalities:Babice -Bělkovice-Lašťany -Bílá Lhota -Bílsko -Blatec -Bohuňovice -Bouzov -Bukovany -...	1451	224,156	92
	Přerov Prerov District Přerov District is a district within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Přerov.-Complete list of municipalities:Bělotín -Beňov -Bezuchov -Bohuslávky -Bochoř -Brodek u Přerova -Buk -Býškovice -Císařov -...	884	138,895	104
	Prostějov Prostejov District Prostějov District is a district within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Prostějov.-Complete list of municipalities:Alojzov -Bedihošť -Bílovice-Lutotín -Biskupice -Bohuslavice -Bousín -Březsko -...	770	109,524	96
	Šumperk Šumperk District Šumperk District is a district within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is the town of Šumperk.-Complete list of municipalities:Bludov -Bohdíkov -Bohuslavice -Bohutín -Branná -Bratrušov -Brníčko -Bušín -...	1316	125,924	78
Pardubice Region Pardubice Region Pardubice Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. "There are a total of 452 municipalities in the region... (Pardubický kraj)	Chrudim Chrudim District Chrudim District is a district within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city of Chrudim.-Overview:...	1030	104,748	113
	Pardubice Pardubice District Pardubice District is a district within the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice.-Overview:...	889	160,251	115
	Svitavy Svitavy District Svitavy District is a district within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Svitavy. As a part of Pardubice Region the district has borders with Ústí nad Orlicí District to the north and Chrudim District to the west.-External links:*...	1335	101,832	113
	Ústí nad Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí District Ústí nad Orlicí District is a district within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Ústí nad Orlicí. The district has borders with Pardubice District to the west, Svitavy District to the south and Chrudim District to the southwest.-External links:*...	1265	138,753	111
Plzeň Region Plzen Region Plzeň Region is an administrative unit in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň .- Communes :... (Plzeňský kraj)	Domažlice Domažlice District Domažlice District is a district within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Domažlice.- Complete list of municipalities :Babylon -Bělá nad Radbuzou -Blížejov -Brnířov -Bukovec -Čečovice -Čermná -Černovice -...	1140	58,895	86
	Klatovy Klatovy District Klatovy District is a district within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Klatovy.- Statistics :* Area: 1,945.69 km² * Population: 87,629 * Municipalities: 94...	1939	87,680	95
	Plzeň	125	163,791	15
	Plzeň-jih (South)	1080	68,495	90
	Plzeň-sever (North)	1323	73,610	98
	Rokycany Rokycany District Rokycany District is a district within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Rokycany.- Complete list of municipalities :Bezděkov -Břasy -Březina -Bujesily -Bušovice -Cekov -Cheznovice -Chlum -Chomle -Čilá -Dobřív -...	575	45,574	68
	Tachov Tachov District Tachov District is a district within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Tachov.- Complete list of municipalities :Benešovice -Bezdružice -Bor -Brod nad Tichou -Broumov -Částkov -Cebiv -Černošín -...	1379	51,329	51
Prague (Hlavní město Praha) Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...	Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...	496	1,181,610	1
South Bohemian Region South Bohemian Region South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia... (Jihočeský kraj)	České Budějovice Ceské Budejovice District České Budějovice District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is České Budějovice.- Complete list of municipalities :Adamov -Bečice -Borek -Borovany -Borovnice -Boršov nad Vltavou -Bošilec -...	1625	178,523	107
	Český Krumlov Ceský Krumlov District Český Krumlov District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Český Krumlov.The area was the hereditary home of the Rosenberg family, Lords of Krumlov and Rozmberk....	1615	59,817	46
	Jindřichův Hradec Jindrichuv Hradec District Jindřichův Hradec District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jindřichův Hradec.-Attractions:Červená Lhota Castle, Třeboň - a historical town with a castle, Stráž nad Nežárkou...	1944	92,846	106
	Písek Písek District Písek District is a part of the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its centre is Písek. It has around 70,000 inhabitants and area of 1,138.13 km². People density is 62 heads per 1 km². In this region we can find 71 villages and 5 towns...	1138	70,419	76
	Prachatice Prachatice District Prachatice District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prachatice.- Complete list of municipalities :Babice -Bohumilice -Bohunice -Borová Lada -Bošice -Budkov -Buk -Bušanovice -Chlumany -...	1375	51.410	65
	Strakonice Strakonice District Strakonice District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Strakonice.- Complete list of municipalities :Bavorov -Bělčice -Bezdědovice -Bílsko -Blatná -Bratronice -Březí -Budyně -...	1032	69,496	112
	Tábor Tábor District Tábor District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Tábor.- Complete list of municipalities :Balkova Lhota -Bechyně -Bečice -Běleč -Borkovice -Borotín -Bradáčov -Březnice -Budislav -...	1327	102,586	111
South Moravian Region South Moravian Region South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia, with exception of Jobova Lhota, that belongs to Bohemia. Its capital is Brno the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region is famous for its wine... (Jihomoravský kraj)	Blansko Blansko District Blansko District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...	943	107,454	130
	Břeclav Breclav District Břeclav District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...	1173	123,265	69
	Brno Brno Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...	230	729,509	1
	Brno-venkov	1108	161,269	137
	Hodonín Hodonín District Hodonín District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...	1086	158,602	81
	Vyškov Vyškov District Vyškov District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...	889	114,061	81
	Znojmo Znojmo District Znojmo District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...	1637	114,061	148
Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia... (Ústecký kraj)	Chomutov Chomutov District Chomutov District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic...	935	124,744	44
	Děčín Decín District Děčín District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic...	909	133,631	52
	Litoměřice Litomerice District Litoměřice District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic...	1032	114,497	105
	Louny Louny District Louny District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Louny.-Complete list of municipalities:Bitozeves -Blatno -Blažim -...	1118	85,830	70
	Most Most District Most District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic...	467	116,786	26
	Teplice Teplice District The Teplice District is a district in the Czech Republic and is part of the Ústí nad Labem Region along with the districts of Most, Louny, Chomutov, Litoměřice, Děčín and Ústí nad Labem...	469	126,635	34
	Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem District Ústí nad Labem District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic...	405	117,589	23
Vysočina Region Vysocina Region Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia... (Vysočina)	Havlíčkův Brod Havlíckuv Brod District Havlíčkův Brod District is a district within Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic...	1265	94,778	120
	Jihlava Jihlava District Jihlava District is a district within Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Jihlava.-Complete list of municipalities:Arnolec -Batelov -Bílý Kámen -Bítovčice -Bohuslavice -Borovná -Boršov -...	1180	108,404	121
	Pelhřimov Pelhrimov District Pelhřimov District is a district within the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Pelhřimov.-Complete list of municipalities:Pelhřimov -Arneštovice -Bácovice -Bělá -Bohdalín -Bořetice -...	1290	72,219	120
	Třebíč Trebíc District Třebíč District is a district in the Moravian part of Vysočina Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Třebíč, the second largest city in the Vysočina Region, after Jihlava....	1518	116,415	173
	Žďár nad Sázavou Ždár nad Sázavou District Žďár nad Sázavou District is a district within the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Žďár nad Sázavou, a town of 24,000 inhabitants built on the river Sázava...	1672	118,216	195
Zlín Region Zlín Region Zlín Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín.... (Zlínský kraj)	Kroměříž Kromeríž District Kroměříž District is one of four districts within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic...	799	107,852	80
	Uherské Hradiště Uherské Hradište District Uherské Hradiště District is one of four districts within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic...	991	143,763	78
	Vsetín District Vsetín District Vsetín District is one of four districts within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vsetín.-Complete list of municipalities:Branky - Bystřička - Choryně - Dolní Bečva -...	1143	145,875	59
	Zlín Zlín District Zlín District is one of four districts within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín.-Complete list of municipalities:Bělov -Bohuslavice nad Vláří -Bohuslavice u Zlína -...	1030	192,994	87

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