Area 2,170 km² Largest city Maribor | Population 322,545 (2015) Municipalities 41 | |
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The Drava Statistical Region (Slovene: Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its 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.
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Municipalities
The Drava Statistical Region comprises the following 41 municipalities:
Demographics
The population in 2015 was 322,545. It has a total area of 2,170 km².
Economy
Employment structure: 63.4% services, 35.8% industry, 0.8% agriculture.
Tourism
It attracts only 3.2% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from foreign countries (68.9%).