Aš (administrative district)

Administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Aš Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Aš
Administrative district of municipality with extended powers
Location in the Karlovy Vary Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′N 12°13′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
Municipality with extended powers	Aš
Area
• Total	143.75 km2 (55.50 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	17,255
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	5
* Cities and towns	2
* Market towns	0

The administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Aš (abbreviated AD MEP Aš; Czech: Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Aš, SO ORP Aš) is an administrative district of municipality with extended powers in Cheb 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 5 municipalities which have a combined population of about 17,000.

Municipalities

Cities and towns are in bold.

Municipality	Population	Area (km2)	Density
Aš	12,783	55.86	228
Hazlov	1,530	27.88	55
Hranice	2,101	31.79	66
Krásná	625	21.85	29
Podhradí	216	6.36	34

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 28,091 —     1880 32,460 +15.6% 1890 34,502 +6.3% 1900 39,387 +14.2% 1910 45,084 +14.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 39,437 −12.5% 1930 45,166 +14.5% 1950 18,248 −59.6% 1961 16,147 −11.5% 1970 17,558 +8.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 17,368 −1.1% 1991 16,502 −5.0% 2001 17,041 +3.3% 2011 16,994 −0.3% 2021 16,508 −2.9%
Source: Censuses