Džungľa
Džungľa (literally: "Jungle", Hungarian: Dzsungel) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. The borough is situated in the Košice I district and lies to the northeast of the neighbouring borough of Košice Old Town, at an altitude of roughly 209 metres (686 ft) above sea level.
Džungľa | |
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Borough | |
A stretch of the Hornád river flowing through the Džungľa borough (February 2013) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within Košice | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Košice I |
| Locality | 1929 (first known record) |
| Borough | 1990 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017) | |
| • Total | 697 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 76.9% |
| • Roma | 2.1% |
| • Hungarian | 0.8% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| • Unreported | 18.3% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 42.2% |
| • Greek Catholic | 6.6% |
| • Orthodox | 4.5% |
| • Jehovah's Witness | 2.7% |
| • Other | 3.9% |
| • Non-religious | 20% |
| • Unreported | 20.1% |
| Postal code | 040 13 |
| Area code | +421-55 |
| Car plate | KE |
| Website | N/A |
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Džungľa gained its distinctive name in the interwar period and was made an official borough in the early 1990s. It is the smallest of all 22 of Košice's boroughs, and is also one of the least populous overall.
The borough is largely focused on housing (with a few hundred residents), industrial areas and shopping centres.
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