Sokolov (administrative district)

Administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Sokolov

Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Sokolov
Administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Sokolov Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Sokolov
Administrative district of municipality with extended powers
	Location in the Karlovy Vary Region within the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′N 12°40′E / 50.167°N 12.667°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
Municipality with extended powers	Sokolov
Area
• Total	489.19 km2 (188.88 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	72,913
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	30
* Cities and towns	9
* Market towns	1

The administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Sokolov (abbreviated AD MEP Sokolov; Czech: Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Sokolov, SO ORP Sokolov) is an administrative district of municipality with extended powers in Sokolov 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 30 municipalities which have a combined population of almost 73,000.

Municipalities

Towns are in bold, and market towns in italics.

Municipality	Population^[1]	Area (km²⁾	Density
Březová	2,604	59.59	44
Bukovany	1,528	3.10	492
Citice	871	5.41	160
Dasnice	250	4.04	62
Dolní Nivy	351	18.82	19
Dolní Rychnov	1,318	5.09	258
Habartov	4,717	21.39	220
Horní Slavkov	5,438	36.87	147
Chlum Svaté Maří	314	4.70	67
Chodov	12,649	14.26	887
Josefov	418	8.33	50
Kaceřov	417	5.72	73
Krajková	924	35.23	26
Královské Poříčí	761	12.20	62
Krásno	701	25.36	28
Kynšperk nad Ohří	4,496	23.31	192
Libavské Údolí	535	2.29	233
Loket	3,071	26.73	114
Lomnice	1,356	13.85	98
Nová Ves	199	26.96	7.4
Nové Sedlo	2,557	16.98	150
Rovná	347	44.11	7.9
Sokolov	22,155	22.92	966
Staré Sedlo	809	6.50	124
Svatava	1,659	11.59	143
Šabina	394	5.07	78
Tatrovice	164	10.13	16
Těšovice	257	1.19	215
Vintířov	1,232	14.36	86
Vřesová	421	3.13	134

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	57,648	—
1880	62,753	+8.9%
1890	70,123	+11.7%
1900	84,882	+21.0%
1910	91,539	+7.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	90,369	−1.3%
1930	96,941	+7.3%
1950	53,160	−45.2%
1961	64,707	+21.7%
1970	74,564	+15.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	80,514	+8.0%
1991	78,545	−2.4%
2001	79,501	+1.2%
2011	76,806	−3.4%
2021	71,776	−6.5%

Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Population of administrative districts of municipalities with extended powers of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024" (PDF). Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[:0-1] "Population of administrative districts of municipalities with extended powers of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024" (PDF). Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.

[2] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[3] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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