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Central Bohemia Region
Středočeský kraj | |
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Region | |
 Cityscape of Kutná Hora with St. James church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Capital | Prague (administrative only) |
| Districts | Benešov District, Beroun District, Kladno District, Kolín District, Kutná Hora District, Mělník District, Mladá Boleslav District, Nymburk District, Prague-East District, Prague-West District, Příbram District, Rakovník District |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Petra Pecková (STAN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,014.97 km2 (4,252.90 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 865 m (2,838 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,439,391 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| GDP [2] | |
| • Total | CZK 688.764 billion (€26.862 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166-2 | CZ-ST |
| Licence plate | S |
| NUTS code | CZ02 |
| GDP per capita (PPS) (2018) | €24,900 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.856[3] very high · 7th |
| Website | www.kr-stredocesky.cz |
The Central Bohemian Region (Czech: Středočeský kraj, German: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the region. However, the city is not part of it but is a region of its own.
The Central Bohemian Region is in the centre of Bohemia. In terms of area, it is the largest region in the Czech Republic, with 11,014 km2, almost 14% of the total area of the country. It surrounds the country's capital, Prague, and borders Liberec Region (in the north), Hradec Králové Region (northeast), Pardubice Region (east), Vysočina Region (southeast), South Bohemian Region (south), Plzeň Region (west) and Ústí nad Labem Region (northwest).
- ^ "Population of territorial units of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ https://www.czso.cz/csu/xb/regionalni_hdp Language - Czech, Access date - 01/30/2021
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.