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
Borough
A stretch of the Hornád river flowing through the Džungľa borough (February 2013)
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) [1]
• Slovak	76.9%
• Roma	2.1%
• Hungarian	0.8%
• Other	1.9%
• Unreported	18.3%
Population by religion (2011) [2]
• 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(s)	+421-55
Car plate	KE
Website	N/A
Source [3]

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.

History

Today's borough of Džungľa developed during the interwar period, its nickname (later adopted as an official name) first appeared in the late 1920s.

Džungľa became a separate borough of Košice, as part of the Košice I district, in 1990.

Statistics

• Area: 0.47 square kilometres (0.18 sq mi)
• Population: 697 (December 2017)
• Density of population: 1500/km² (December 2017)
• District: Košice I
• Mayor: Adriana Šebeščáková Balogová (as of 2018 elections)

Gallery

Photos

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  Confluence of the river Hornád and the local stream Moňok, older housing at the riverfront
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  A local shopping centre in Džungľa
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  A "Tesco Extra" shopping centre in Džungľa
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  Interior of a local shopping centre
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  Interior of a local shopping centre

Maps of the area

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  A 1912 map of the Džungľa locality
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  A modern map of the Džungľa borough

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Džungľa.

• Article on the Džungľa borough at Cassovia.sk
• Official website of Košice

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