In terms of natural geography, the Podravska statistical region is marked by hills in the northeast, subalpine wooded mountains (Pohorje and Kozjak) to the west and Dravsko-Ptujsko polje along the Drava River. The water wealth of this region is used for electricity production (the chain of hydroelectric power plants on the Drava River), while the fertile soil is used for agricultural production.
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| The urban municipality Ptuj lies in the centre of the Lower Podravje. The municipality's centre Ptuj is the oldest documented town in Slovenia. The agents of development in the municipality are numerous small and medium-sized enterprises. Municipality Ptuj, which is part of the Podravska statistical region, measures 67 km2; this ranks it 104th among Slovene municipalities. The number of live births was in 2012 lower than the number of deaths.The number of people who moved from the municipality was higher than the number of people who moved into the municipality. As in most Slovene municipalities, in Ptuj the number of old people was higher than the number of young people. |
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| Kazalniki | Slovenija | Podravska regija | Občina Ptuj |
| Površina, km2 | 20.273 | 2.170 | 67 |
| Število prebivalcev (2014) | 2.061.085 | 323.328 | 23.205 |
| Število moških (2014) | 960 | 160.285 | 11.375 |
| Število ženski (2014) | 83.700 | 163.043 | 11.830 |
| Povprečna starost (v letih) | 42 | 43,2 | 43,8 |
| Število prebivalcev, starih 0-14 let | 301.053 | 42.870 | 3.084 |
| Število prebivalcev, starih 15-64 let | 1.399.926 | 221.525 | 15.617 |
| Število prebivalcev, starih 65 let ali več | 360.106 | 58.933 | 4.504 |
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| Izobraževanje: | | | |
| Kazalniki | Slovenija | Podravska regija | Občina Ptuj |
| Število vrtcev z enotami (2012/2013) | 960 | 137 | 11 |
| Število otrok, vključenih v vrtec (v starosti 1-5 let) (2012/2013) | 83.700 | 11.640 | 926 |
| Število OŠ (šol. leto 2013/2014) | 839 | 116 | 6 |
| Število učencev v OŠ (začetek šol. leta 2013/2014) | 165.036 | 23.879 | 1.737 |
| Število dijakov (začetek šol. leta 2013/2014) | 76.714 | 11.488 | 886 |
| Število študentov terciarnega izobraževanja (2013) | 90.622 | 12.922 | 987 |
| Število diplomantov terciarnega izobraževanja (2013) | 18.774 | 2.758 | 212 |
| Število odraslih z brez izobrazbe, nepopolna OŠ (2014) | 65.876 | 9.892 | 626 |
| Število odraslih s končano OŠ (2014) | 404.228 | 62.176 | 3.849 |
| Število odraslih z nižjo poklicno, srednjo poklicno izobrazbo (2014) | 397.105 | 67.374 | 4.792 |
| Število odraslih s srednjo strokovno, srednjo splošno izobrazbo (2014) | 531.186 | 88.516 | 6.575 |
| Število oseb z visokošolsko izobrazbo (2014) | 361.637 | 52.500 | 4.306 |
| Nadaljevalno izobraževanja - število izvajalcev (2011/2012) | 401 | 51 | 5 |
| Nadaljevalno izobraževanja - število udeležencev (2011/2012) | 342.689 | 42.632 | 1.639 |
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| Trg dela: | | | |
| Kazalniki | Slovenija | Podravska regija | Občina Ptuj |
| Število delovno aktivnih preb. (2013) | 791.323 | 117.818 | 11.464 |
| Število registriranih brezposelnih oseb (2014) | 119.458 | 20.089 | 1.150 |
| Stopnja registrirane brezposelnosti v % (dec. 2014) | 13,0 | 14,5 | 11,3 |
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| Vir: SURS in ZRSZ | | | |
