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

List of districts Region District Area(km2) Population(2026) 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

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