Cheb (administrative district)

Administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Cheb Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Cheb
Administrative district of municipality with extended powers
Location in the Karlovy Vary Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′N 12°23′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
Municipality with extended powers	Cheb
Area
• Total	496.81 km2 (191.82 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	51,232
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	21
* Cities and towns	5
* Market towns	0

The administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Cheb (abbreviated AD MEP Cheb; Czech: Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Cheb, SO ORP Cheb) is an administrative district of municipality with extended powers in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has existed since 1 January 2003, when the districts were replaced administratively. It includes 21 municipalities which have a combined population of about 51,000.

Municipalities

Towns are in bold.

Municipality	Population	Area (km2)	Density
Dolní Žandov	1,185	41.34	29
Františkovy Lázně	5,783	25.76	224
Cheb	32,825	96.36	340
Křižovatka	255	14.13	18
Libá	836	26.63	31
Lipová	729	45.76	16
Luby	2,299	30.69	75
Milhostov	313	17.63	18
Milíkov	295	19.48	15
Nebanice	338	9.39	36
Nový Kostel	520	43.68	12
Odrava	232	12.65	18
Okrouhlá	252	10.43	24
Plesná	1,909	19.26	99
Pomezí nad Ohří	361	10.69	34
Poustka	170	6.98	24
Skalná	1,906	23.44	81
Třebeň	459	21.70	21
Tuřany	142	6.11	23
Velký Luh	175	4.52	39
Vojtanov	248	10.19	24

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 55,026 —     1880 60,433 +9.8% 1890 60,506 +0.1% 1900 65,722 +8.6% 1910 72,466 +10.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 71,472 −1.4% 1930 80,310 +12.4% 1950 37,374 −53.5% 1961 39,944 +6.9% 1970 43,878 +9.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 47,710 +8.7% 1991 47,842 +0.3% 2001 49,655 +3.8% 2011 49,743 +0.2% 2021 47,187 −5.1%
Source: Censuses