Džungľa (literally: "Jungle", ) 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 above sea level.
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: Population: 697 (December 2017) Density of population: 1500/km2 (December 2017) District: Košice I Mayor: Adriana Šebeščáková Balogová (as of 2018 elections)
Geography
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Gallery
Photos
Maps of the area
References
External links
Article on the Džungľa borough at Cassovia.sk Official website of Košice