# Rokycany District

Rokycany District (Czech: okres Rokycany) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rokycany.

## Administrative division

Rokycany District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rokycany.

### List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bezděkov - Břasy - Březina - Bujesily - Bušovice - Cekov - Cheznovice - Chlum - Chomle - Čilá - Dobřív - Drahoňův Újezd - Ejpovice - Hlohovice - Holoubkov - Hrádek - Hradiště - Hůrky - Kakejcov - Kamenec - Kamenný Újezd - Kařez - Kařízek - Klabava - Kladruby - Kornatice - Lhota pod Radčem - Lhotka u Radnic - Liblín - Líšná - Litohlavy - Medový Újezd - Mešno - Mirošov - Mlečice - Mýto - Němčovice - Nevid - Osek - Ostrovec-Lhotka - Plískov - Podmokly - Příkosice - Přívětice - Radnice - Raková - Rokycany - Sebečice - Sirá - Skomelno - Skořice - Smědčice - Štítov - Strašice - Svojkovice - Těně - Terešov - Těškov - Trokavec - Týček - Újezd u Svatého Kříže - Vejvanov - Veselá - Vísky - Volduchy - Všenice - Zbiroh - Zvíkovec

## Geography

The terrain is hilly, most of the territory has the character of highlands. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Křivoklát Highlands (centre and northeast), Plasy Uplands (northwest), Švihov Highlands (southwest), Brdy Highlands (southeast) and Hořovice Uplands (small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the western peak of the mountain Koruna in Těně with an elevation of 832 m (2,730 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Čilá at 255 m (837 ft).
From the total district area of 656.6 km$^2$ (253.5 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 266.0 km$^2$ (102.7 sq mi), forests occupy 321.0 km$^2$ (123.9 sq mi), and water area occupies 10.3 km$^2$ (4.0 sq mi). Forests cover 48.9% of the district's area.
The Berounka forms large part of the district border in west and north. There are no significant rivers inside the district. The longest river is the Klabava, a tributary of the Berounka. The largest body of water is the fishpond Hořejší padrťský rybník with an area of 78.8 ha (195 acres).
There are two protected landscape areas: Brdy and Křivoklátsko.

## Demographics

As of 2024, Rokycany District is the second least populated district in the country.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 55,274 | — |
| 1880 | 58,284 | +5.4% |
| 1890 | 57,091 | −2.0% |
| 1900 | 55,382 | −3.0% |
| 1910 | 54,406 | −1.8% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 53,468 | −1.7% |
| 1930 | 53,474 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 46,958 | −12.2% |
| 1961 | 50,550 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 48,831 | −3.4% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1980 | 48,132 | −1.4% |
| 1991 | 46,118 | −4.2% |
| 2001 | 45,820 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 47,477 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 48,809 | +2.8% |
Source: Censuses :

### Most populated municipalities

| Name | Population | Area (km$^2$) |
| Rokycany | 14,386 | 31 |
| Strašice | 2,917 | 35 |
| Hrádek | 2,801 | 6 |
| Zbiroh | 2,527 | 32 |
| Břasy | 2,300 | 21 |
| Mirošov | 2,245 | 14 |
| Radnice | 1,857 | 11 |
| Mýto | 1,594 | 18 |
| Holoubkov | 1,447 | 4 |
| Osek | 1,417 | 18 |

## Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Rokycany District and at least 500 employees are:
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity |
| Geis CZ | Ejpovice | 500–999 | Transportation support activities |
| SBS "IVA" J&J | Mýto | 500–999 | Private security activities |
| Hutchinson | Rokycany | 500–999 | Manufacture of rubber products |
| Refrigeration Solutions Czech Republic | Rokycany | 500–999 | Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment |
| Duvenbeck Logistik | Volduchy | 500–999 | Freight transport by road |

## Transport

The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through the district.

## Sights

The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is the Hammer Mill at Dobřív.
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
* Ostrovec (monument reservation)
* Rokycany
* Dobřív
* Jablečno
* Lhota pod Radčem
* Podmokly
* Vejvanov
The most visited tourist destination is the Zbiroh Castle in Zbiroh.