Východné Slovensko
Eastern Slovakia
Východné Slovensko | |
|---|---|
Region | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,727 km2 (6,072 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,587,883 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €26.340 billion (2023) |
| NUTS code | SK04 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.817 very high • 4th |
Eastern Slovakia (Slovak: Východné Slovensko) is a subdivision of Slovakia as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the four classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Slovakia. The region incorporates the eastern parts of the country, and encompasses an area of 15,727 km2 (6,072 sq mi). It incorporates two kraje–Košice, and Prešov. It has a population of nearly 1.59 million inhabitants. It is the second largest by area and the second most populated of the four regions of Slovakia.