Ostrov (administrative district)

The administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Ostrov (abbreviated AD MEP Ostrov; Czech: Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Ostrov, SO ORP Ostrov) is an administrative district of municipality with extended powers in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has existed since 1 January 2003, when the districts were replaced administratively. It includes 15 municipalities which have a combined population of over 26,000.

Administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Ostrov Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Ostrov
Administrative district of municipality with extended powers
Location in the Karlovy Vary Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°20′N 12°56′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
Municipality with extended powers	Ostrov
Area
• Total	339.29 km2 (131.00 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	26,512
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	15
* Cities and towns	6
* Market towns	0

Municipalities

Cities and towns are in bold.

Municipality	Population	Area (km2)	Density
Abertamy	848	8.70	97
Boží Dar	263	37.91	6.9
Doupovské Hradiště	162	20.90	7.8
Hájek	643	8.75	73
Horní Blatná	382	5.63	68
Hroznětín	2,107	23.79	89
Jáchymov	2,361	50.77	47
Krásný Les	347	22.71	15
Merklín	871	23.41	37
Ostrov	15,825	50.41	313
Pernink	595	15.71	38
Potůčky	427	32.00	13
Stráž nad Ohří	560	29.24	19
Velichov	496	2.35	211
Vojkovice	625	7.03	89

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 31,057 —     1880 33,135 +6.7% 1890 34,721 +4.8% 1900 37,553 +8.2% 1910 39,462 +5.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 35,201 −10.8% 1930 37,933 +7.8% 1950 22,717 −40.1% 1961 31,646 +39.3% 1970 30,148 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 30,600 +1.5% 1991 27,684 −9.5% 2001 28,536 +3.1% 2011 29,316 +2.7% 2021 26,865 −8.4%
Source: Censuses