Upper Carniola Statistical Region

Upper Carniola Statistical Region Gorenjska statistična regija
Statistical region
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Municipalities	18
Largest city	Kranj
Area
• Total	2,137 km2 (825 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	198,342
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Statistics
• Households	74,784
• Employed	72,579
• Registered unemployed	6,642
• College/university students	11,740
• Regional GDP:	EUR 2.983 bn (EUR 14,643 per capita)

The Upper Carniola Statistical Region (Slovene: Gorenjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in northwest Slovenia.

Municipalities

The Upper Carniola Statistical Region comprises the following 18 municipalities:

• Bled
• Bohinj
• Cerklje na Gorenjskem
• Gorenja Vas–Poljane
• Gorje
• Jesenice
• Jezersko
• Kranj
• Kranjska Gora
• Naklo
• Preddvor
• Radovljica
• Šenčur
• Škofja Loka
• Tržič
• Železniki
• Žiri
• Žirovnica

Demographics

The estimated population in 2004 was 198,342. It has a total area of 2,137 km².

Economy

Employment structure: 49.3% services, 47.6% industry, 3.1% agriculture.

Tourism

It is the second most popular tourist destination of all the regions (21.6%), the tourists being from: 23.6% Slovenia, 5.2% Austria, 6.2% Croatia, 11.6% Italy, 24.0% Germany, 8.0% UK, 44.9% other countries.

Transportation

• Length of motorways: 52 km (32 mi)
• Length of other roads: 1,606 km (998 mi); also railways.

Slovenia's main international airport is also in the region.

Sources

• Slovenian regions in figures 2006 (Slovene)