Districts of the Czech Republic

Districts of the Czech Republic Okresy České republiky (Czech)
Location	Czech Republic
Found in	Regions of the Czech Republic (13+1)
Created	1960
Abolished	2003 (as administrative units)
Number	76
Subdivisions	Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence (205)

Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic. After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities.

Establishment

In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts (okres, plural okresy), often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split from Šumperk District in 1996. Three consisted only of the statutory cities of Brno, Ostrava and Plzeň, which gained the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being a part of any district, but ten districts of Prague (obvody) were in some ways equivalent to okres.

Municipalities with extended competence

A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností, abbreviated SO ORP), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts". These municipalities took over most of the administration of the former district authorities. The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts, police and archives.

In 2007, the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities were moved into different districts. In 2021 another reform was made and 18 municipalities were moved between districts or between administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence.

After the 2021 reform, borders of AD MECs respect borders of districts, with only exception granted by law being AD MEC of Turnov, which is partly in districts of Semily, Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec. The reasons are the vastness of this territory and different requirements of the territory's population.

Municipalities with commissioned local authority

Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence are further divided into 393 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (abbreviated AD CLA; správní obvody obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem, abbreviated SO POÚ), also called "second-level municipalities"). A municipality with commissioned local authority is a municipality to which the state delegates part of its powers, but not to the extent that it delegates it to a municipality with extended competence.

Maps of districts

Map of districts (borders as of 2016)

Map of administrative districts of municipalities with extended competences (borders as of 2016)

List of districts

Region	District	Area (km2)	Population (2026)	Mun.
Prague	Prague	496	1,407,084	1
Central Bohemian Region	Benešov	1,475	104,433	114
	Beroun	704	103,455	85
	Kladno	720	172,388	100
	Kolín	748	108,760	90
	Kutná Hora	917	78,903	88
	Mělník	701	115,209	69
	Mladá Boleslav	1,023	138,955	120
	Nymburk	846	108,742	86
	Prague-East	755	207,567	110
	Prague-West	580	163,488	79
	Příbram	1,563	118,487	120
	Rakovník	896	56,747	83
South Bohemian Region	České Budějovice	1,638	202,423	109
	Český Krumlov	1,614	61,584	46
	Jindřichův Hradec	1,944	89,343	106
	Písek	1,127	72,765	75
	Prachatice	1,377	50,952	65
	Strakonice	1,032	71,636	112
	Tábor	1,326	104,193	110
Plzeň Region	Domažlice	1,052	55,625	76
	Klatovy	1,946	86,710	94
	Plzeň-City	261	208,169	15
	Plzeň-North	1,287	84,037	98
	Plzeň-South	1,068	71,585	99
	Rokycany	657	50,770	68
	Tachov	1,378	57,787	51
Karlovy Vary Region	Cheb	1,046	93,534	40
	Karlovy Vary	1,511	114,178	55
	Sokolov	754	84,315	38
Ústí nad Labem Region	Chomutov	936	123,049	44
	Děčín	909	124,991	52
	Litoměřice	1,032	119,094	105
	Louny	1,121	86,840	70
	Most	467	107,062	26
	Teplice	469	127,658	34
	Ústí nad Labem	405	117,249	23
Liberec Region	Česká Lípa	1,073	102,204	57
	Jablonec nad Nisou	439	92,836	35
	Liberec	989	181,092	59
	Semily	662	72,478	64
Hradec Králové Region	Hradec Králové	892	167,887	104
	Jičín	887	80,272	111
	Náchod	852	109,238	78
	Rychnov nad Kněžnou	982	81,263	80
	Trutnov	1,147	116,008	75
Pardubice Region	Chrudim	993	106,533	108
	Pardubice	880	181,657	112
	Svitavy	1,379	104,459	116
	Ústí nad Orlicí	1,267	138,301	115
Vysočina Region	Havlíčkův Brod	1,265	95,359	120
	Jihlava	1,199	117,418	123
	Pelhřimov	1,290	74,205	120
	Třebíč	1,463	110,200	167
	Žďár nad Sázavou	1,579	118,771	174
South Moravian Region	Blansko	862	111,052	116
	Břeclav	1,038	117,941	63
	Brno-City	230	404,296	1
	Brno-Country	1,499	234,833	187
	Hodonín	1,099	150,352	82
	Vyškov	869	95,991	79
	Znojmo	1,590	116,051	144
Olomouc Region	Jeseník	719	36,386	24
	Olomouc	1,608	240,779	97
	Přerov	854	126,664	105
	Prostějov	777	108,873	97
	Šumperk	1,313	118,778	78
Zlín Region	Kroměříž	796	103,787	79
	Uherské Hradiště	991	140,823	78
	Vsetín	1,131	141,322	59
	Zlín	1,045	191,583	91
Moravian-Silesian Region	Bruntál	1,537	87,396	67
	Frýdek-Místek	1,208	213,442	72
	Karviná	356	237,040	17
	Nový Jičín	882	150,834	54
	Opava	1,116	173,864	77
	Ostrava-City	332	313,804	13

See also

• Regions of the Czech Republic
• ISO 3166-2:CZ