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The Karlovy Vary Region in a nutshell

The Karlovy Vary Region is situated in the west of the Czech Republic. To the north and west it creates a border with Germany, to the east it borders with the Ústí Region and to the south with the Plzeň Region. It spans over 3310 km2, which represents 4.2 % of the total area of the Czech Republic. 44.1 % of the Karlovy Vary Region area is covered with forest.

The Karlovy Vary Region on the map of Europe

Administrative division and geographic characteristics

People and area

Administrative district (ORP)	Population (31 Dec. 2017)	Area (km2)	Population density (people/km2)
Aš	17 645	143,76	122,7
Cheb	49 944	496,81	100,5
Karlovy Vary	87 280	1 171,45	74,5
Kraslice	13 177	264,54	49,8
Mariánské Lázně	23 976	405,33	59,1
Ostrov	28 048	339,29	82,7
Sokolov	75 618	489,19	154,6
Karlovarský kraj	295 686	3 310,37	89,3

Source: Czech Statistical Office (CSO) in Karlovy Vary (www.kvary.czso.cz)

 

The largest cities

City	Population (31 Dec. 2017)
Karlovy Vary	48 776
Cheb	32 171
Sokolov	23 438
Ostrov	16 865
Chodov	13 547
Mariánské Lázně	12 970
Aš	13 245
Nejdek	7 791
Kraslice	6 802

Source: Basic data regarding various cities in the Karlovy Vary Region as of 31 December 2011, Czech Statistical Office in Karlovy Vary (www.kvary.czso.cz)

Characteristics of the administrative districts in the Karlovy Vary Region

Brief characteristics of the administrative districts of communities with extended powers (ORP) presented on the website of the Czech Statistical Office in Karlovy Vary – here.

Other statistical information about the region

• Czech Statistical Office
• Czech Statistical Office, Regional Office in Karlovy Vary