South Moravia
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South Moravian Region Jihomoravský kraj |
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Capital | Brno | ||
| Districts | Blansko District, Břeclav District, Brno-City District, Brno-Country District, Hodonín District, Vyškov District, Znojmo District | ||
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| • Governor | Bohumil Šimek | ||
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| • Total | 7,194.56 km2 (2,777.84 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 819 m (2,687 ft) | ||
| Population (03/2011) | |||
| • Total | 1,196,113 | ||
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CZ-JM | ||
| Vehicle registration | B | ||
| Website | http://www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz/ | ||
The South Moravian Region (Czech: Jihomoravský kraj; Slovak: Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is which belongs to Bohemia). Its capital is Brno, the 2nd largest city in the Czech Republic. The region has 1,169,000 inhabitants (as of 30 June 2013) and the total area of 7,196.5 km². It is bordered by the South Bohemian Region (west), Vysočina Region (north-west), Pardubice Region (north), Olomouc Region (north east), Zlín Region (east), Slovakia (south east) and Austria (south).
The South Moravian Region is divided into 7 districts (Czech: okres):
There are in total 673 municipalities in the district of which 49 have the status of towns. There are 21 municipalities with extended powers and 34 municipalities with a delegated municipal office.
The region is famous for its wine production. The area around the towns of Mikulov, Znojmo, Velké Pavlovice along with the Slovácko region provide 94% of the Czech Republic's vineyards.
The total population of the region as of 30 June 2012 was 1,168,975 inhabitants. The number of inhabitants has been growing since 2002. The net migration has been positive in all years since 2003, reaching its peak in 2007 when it reached 7,374 people. Since 2007 the region has also experienced natural population growth. In 2012 there were 37 thousand foreigners living in the region, forming 3.2% of the total population of the region.
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