Drava Region

The Drava Statistical Region (Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for the production of hydroelectricity and the fertile land around it is used for agriculture. The share of job vacancies in all available jobs is among the highest in Slovenia and the region has a positive net migration rate but a very high natural decrease, which means an overall decrease in the population.

The region includes the following municipalities: Benedikt, Cerkvenjak, Destrnik, Dornava, Duplek, Gorišnica, Hajdina, Hoče-Slivnica, Juršinci, Kidričevo, Kungota, Lenart, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Majšperk, Maribor, Markovci, Miklavž na Dravskem polju, Oplotnica, Ormož, Pesnica, Podlehnik, Ptuj, Rače-Fram, Ruše, Selnica ob Dravi, Slovenska Bistrica, Starše, Sveta Ana, Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih goricah, Šentilj, Trnovska vas, Videm, Zavrč, and Žetale

It has a total area of 2170 km².

Demographics
Population: 319,144

Economy
Employment structure: 55.3% services, 38.2% industry, 6.5% agriculture.

Tourism
It attracts only 5% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (34.2%).

Transportation

 * Length of motorways: 59 km
 * Length of other roads: 2,800 km