Central Bohemia

Central Bohemia Středočeský kraj
Region
Cityscape of Kutná Hora with St James church
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Capital	Prague
Government
• Governor	Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (ANO)
Area
• Total	11,014.97 km2 (4,252.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation	865 m (2,838 ft)
Population (01/2016)
• Total	1,326,876
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166-2	CZ-ST
Licence plate	S
NUTS code	CZ02
GDP per capita (PPS)	€ 17,200
Website	http://www.kr-stredocesky.cz/

Central Bohemia (Czech: Středočeský kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) 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 (Czech: Praha), which lies in the center of the region. The city is not, however, a part of it and creates a region of its own.

The Central Bohemian Region is situated in the center of Bohemia. In terms of area it is the largest region in the Czech Republic. It occupies 11,014 km² which is almost 14% of the total area of the country. It surrounds the country’s capital Prague and it borders with Liberec Region (in the north), Hradec Králové Region (north-east), Pardubice Region (east), Vysočina Region (south-east), South Bohemian Region (south), Plzeň Region (west) and Ústí nad Labem Region (north-west).

The Central Bohemian Region is divided into 12 districts:

Příbram District is the region’s largest district in terms of area (15% of the total region’s area), while Prague-West District is the smallest one (5%). In 2011, the region counted in total 1,145 municipalities where of 26 were municipalities with a delegated municipal office. 1,044 municipalities had less than 2,000 inhabitants and they accounted for 42% of the total population of the region. 82 municipalities had a status of town.