Regions of the Czech Republic (Czech: kraj, plural: kraje) are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (hejtman). Elections to regional councils take place every four years.

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Regions of the Czech Republic
Also known as: Kraje České republiky (Czech)
Category	Unitary state
Location	Czech Republic
Number	13 regions + Prague
Populations	293,064 (Karlovy Vary Region) – 1,438,364 (Central Bohemian Region)
Areas	3,163 km2 (1,221 sq mi) (Liberec Region) – 10,929 km2 (4,220 sq mi) (Central Bohemian Region)
Government	Region government, National government
Subdivisions	District

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According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000.^[1]

The first kraje were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. Kraje were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements.

Rights and obligations of the regions include:^[1]

• Establishment of secondary schools;
• Responsibility for hospitals and social facilities;
• Construction and repair of second and third class roads;
• Organization of integrated transport systems;
• Ordering of public intermunicipal transport;
• Protection of the nature;
• Cooperation in the distribution of EU funds within the NUTS-2 regions;
• Tasks within the integrated rescue system;
• Right to propose laws to the Chamber of Deputies and submit complaints to the Constitutional Court.

• Central Bohemian Region
• South Bohemian Region
• Plzeň Region
• Karlovy Vary Region
• Ústí nad Labem Region
• Liberec Region
• Hradec Králové Region
• Pardubice Region
• Vysočina Region
• South Moravian Region
• Olomouc Region
• Zlín Region
• Moravian-Silesian Region

• Administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia
• Districts of the Czech Republic
• List of Czech regions by GDP
• List of Czech regions by Human Development Index
• ISO 3166-2:CZ
• NUTS:CZ
• Královec Region