Gorizia Statistical Region goriška statistična regija | |
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| Municipalities | 13 |
| Largest city | Nova Gorica |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,325 km2 (898 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 118,041 |
| • Density | 50.77/km2 (131.5/sq mi) |
| Statistics | |
| • Households | 46255 |
| • Employed | 39307 |
| • Registered unemployed | 5722 |
| • College/university students | 5136 |
| • Regional GDP (2019): | EUR 2,443 bn (EUR 20,707 per capita) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.911[1] very high ·4th |
TheGorizia Statistical Region[2][3][4][5][6] (Slovene:goriška statistična regija) is astatistical region in westernSlovenia, along the border withItaly. It is named after the Italian town ofGorizia (the feminine adjectivegoriška comes from the Slovenian name for Gorizia:Gorica).[7][8]
The Julian Alps, theSoča River, and theVipava Valley are the most prominent natural features of this region.
It contributed just over 5% to total national GDP in 2012, but in terms of GDP per capita it ranked fourth in the country. In the same year, disposable income per capita in the region the highest, in second place behind theCentral Slovenia Statistical Region. Housing stock estimates indicate that at the end of 2013 the region had the highest share of dwellings with three or more rooms (around 70%). The share of single-room dwellings was less than 10%. Dwellings here are larger than the Slovenian average, with 37 m2 of usable floor space per person on average. The number of cars per 1,000 population is also the highest in Slovenia, with an average of 100 cars more per 1,000 people than in theCentral Sava Statistical Region. However, the cars here and in theLower Sava Statistical Region are also the oldest (on average almost 10 years old in 2013).[citation needed]
The Gorizia Statistical Region is split between the traditionalSlovene Littoral andCarniola regions.
The Gorizia Statistical Region includes sixcities andtowns, the largest of which isNova Gorica.[9]
| Rank | Name | Population (2021)[10] |
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1. | Nova Gorica | 12,871 |
2. | Ajdovščina | 6,922 |
3. | Idrija | 5,831 |
4. | Šempeter pri Gorici | 3,720 |
5. | Tolmin | 3,274 |
6. | Bovec | 1,671 |
The Gorizia Statistical Region comprises the following 13municipalities:
The population in 2020 was 118,041. It has a total area of 2,325 km2.
Employment structure: 59% services, 37.8% industry, 3.2% agriculture.
It attracts 9.8% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Italy (41.5%) and Slovenia (20.7%).
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