Banská Bystrica Region

Banská Bystrica Region Banskobystrický kraj
Region
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Banská Bystrica Region
Country	Slovakia
Capital	Banská Bystrica
Government
• Body	County Council of Banská Bystrica Region
• Governor	Ondrej Lunter (Independent)
Area
• Total	9,454 km2 (3,650 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,046 m (6,713 ft)
Lowest elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	655,359
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€7.121 billion (2016)
• Per capita	€10,917 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SK-BC
Website	www.vucbb.sk

The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak: Banskobystrický kraj) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. The capital is Banská Bystrica.

The region has 13 districts: Banská Bystrica, Banská Štiavnica, Brezno, Detva, Krupina, Lučenec, Poltár, Revúca, Rimavská Sobota, Veľký Krtíš, Zvolen, Žarnovica and Žiar nad Hronom. There are 514 municipalities in the region.

It is on the border with Hungary. It is the largest region in Slovakia by area.

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