| area: | 388 km2 | women (year 19911): | 50,8 % |
| average height about sea level: | 232,3 m | population under 20 years: | 29,2 % |
| part of forests: | 42,9 % | population between 20 and 60 years: | 54 % |
| population (year 1961): | 21.964 inhabitants | population above 60 years: | 16,8 % |
| density of population
(year 1961): |
57 people/km2 | rural population: | 10,8 % |
| population (year 1991): | 25.435 inhabitants | number of settlements: | 192 |
| density of population
(year 1991): |
66 people/km2 | the biggest settlement: | Èrnomelj |
| growth of population (between years 1961 and 1991): | 15,8 % | number of inhabitants of the biggest settlement | 5.462 |
| men ( year 1991): | 49,2 % |