Karviná District
Karviná District (Czech: okres Karviná, Polish: powiat Karwina) is a district (okres) 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. Karviná District is part of Czech Silesia.
Karviná District
Okres Karviná | |
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 District location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| Capital | Karviná |
| Area | |
| • Total | 356.24 km2 (137.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 247,887 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 17 |
| * Cities and towns | 7 |
| * Market towns | 0 |
| * Villages | 10 |
The Karviná District is facing a fast population decline. The population decrease between 2010 and 2019 was 23,445 people (8,6 %).
Complete list of municipalities
Albrechtice – Bohumín – Český Těšín – Chotěbuz – Dětmarovice – Dolní Lutyně – Doubrava – Havířov – Horní Bludovice – Horní Suchá – Karviná – Orlová – Petrovice u Karviné – Petřvald – Rychvald – Stonava – Těrlicko
References
- "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
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