The Drava Statistical Region[2][3][4] (Slovene: podravska statistična regija) is a statistical regioninSlovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for the production of hydroelectricity and the fertile land around it is used for agriculture. The share of job vacancies in all available jobs is among the highest in Slovenia and the region has a positive net migration rate but a very high natural decrease, which means an overall decrease in the population.
Drava Statistical Region
podravska statistična regija
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| Municipalities | 41 |
| Largest city | Maribor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,170 km2 (840 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 325,994 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Statistics | |
| • Households | 133,789 |
| • Employed | 104,446 |
| • Registered unemployed | 20,061 |
| • College/university students | 11,887 |
| • Regional GDP (2019): | EUR 6,135 bn (EUR 18,887 per capita) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.899[1] very high · 6th |
The Drava Statistical Region includes six cities and towns, the largest of which is Maribor.[5]
| Rank | Name | Population (2022)[6] |
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1.
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 Maribor
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96,302
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2.
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 Ptuj
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17,880
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3.
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 Slovenska Bistrica
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8,181
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4.
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 Ruše
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4,179
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5.
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 Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah
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3,412
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6.
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 Ormož
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1,914
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The Drava Statistical Region comprises the following 41 municipalities:
The population in 2020 was 325,994. It has a total area of 2,170 km².
Employment structure: 63.4% services, 35.8% industry, 0.8% agriculture.
It attracts only 3.2% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from foreign countries (68.9%).
46°27′00″N 15°41′00″E / 46.45000°N 15.68333°E / 46.45000; 15.68333