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| Capital: | České Budějovice |
| Area: | 10,056 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 625,267 (2001) |
| Pop. density: | 62 inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | CZ-JC | Map |
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South Bohemia (Czech Jihočeský kraj) is a region (kraj) in the Czech Republic. The region borders (from the west clockwise) the regions Plzen, Central Bohemia, Vysocina and South Moravia. To the south it borders Austria and Germany. The region was also previously referred to as Budĕjovický kraj or Českobudĕjovický kraj but since 2001 these terms are officially obsolete.
The region is subdivided into the districts České Budějovice, Český Krumlov, Jindřichův Hradec, Písek, Prachatice, Strakonice and Tábor.