Mezei István: Urban development in Slovakia (Pécs-Somorja, 2010)
6. Towns along the Hungarian and Slovak border
Towns along the Hungarian and Slovak border Table 39. The main figures of Slovak regions and Hungarian countries along the border, 2001 Region/county Population density, people/km2 Area, thousand km5 Number of towns Number of villages Population Average population of settlements Bratislava 292 2,050 7 66 599,053 8,206 Trnava 133 4,150 16 235 550,982 2,195 Nitra 112 6,340 15 339 713,237 2,015 Banská Bystrica 70 9,460 24 492 662,128 1,283 Košice 114 6,750 17 423 766,213 1,741 Slovakia 11049,030 1382,753 3,291,613 1,861 Pest 409 6,918 28 157 2,831,107 15,303 Komárom-Esztergom 140 2,265 8 67 316,998 4,227 Gvôr-Moson-Sopron 106 4,208 7 168 434,209 2,481 Borsod-Abaúi-Zemplén 104 7,248 17 340 753,497 2,111 Heves 90 3,637 7 111 327,733 2,777 Nógrád 87 2,546 6 122 221,605 1,731 Hungary 11093,029 2372,898 10,200,298 3,254 Source: Census, 2001. KSH, Štatistický úrad SR. The agricultural character of the southern Slovak districts manifests itself in the fact that the proportion of those employed in agriculture is over the national average, except for the Senec and Nitra districts. As for the number of people employed in the industry and construction industry, it is just the opposite: they are under the national average, except the Šaľa, Revúca and Michalovce districts. The differences in the level of development in the districts to the west and to the east of the river Ipeľ are also clearly shown by the higher number of people working in agriculture. This is the consequence of the backward situation and fewer jobs available, because better natural conditions and the shorter distance from Bratislava result in better agricultural performance to the west of the river Ipeľ, where the percentage of those employed is also a little higher. 144
