Košice Self-Governing RegionLocal authority

The Košice Self-Governing Region (Košický samosprávny kraj) is an autonomous higher territorial self-governing unit located in eastern Slovakia. It is mandated with managing regional development, secondary education, social care facilities, cultural institutions, and regional road infrastructure and transport. Established on January 1, 2002, under Slovakia's public administration decentralization reforms of 2001, it builds upon regional administrative traditions that trace back to the Košice County formed in 1923.