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The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak: Banskobystrický kraj) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. The capital is Banská Bystrica.
Banská Bystrica Region
Banskobystrický kraj | |
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![]() Banská Bystrica Region | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Banská Bystrica |
Government | |
• Body | County Council of Banská Bystrica Region |
• Governor | Ondrej Lunter (Independent) |
Area | |
• Total | 9,454 km2 (3,650 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,046 m (6,713 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 655,359 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €7.121 billion (2016) |
• Per capita | €10,917 (2016) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SK-BC |
Website | www |
The region has 13 districts: Banská Bystrica, Banská Štiavnica, Brezno, Detva, Krupina, Lučenec, Poltár, Revúca, Rimavská Sobota, Veľký Krtíš, Zvolen, Žarnovica and Žiar nad Hronom. There are 514 municipalities in the region.
It is on the border with Hungary. It is the largest region in Slovakia by area.
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