{
  "id": "sk/geo/kosice/population",
  "catalog": "BC-000676",
  "title": "Počet obyvateľov mesta Košice",
  "title_en": "Population of the city of Košice",
  "value": 223678,
  "unit": "count",
  "period": "2026",
  "valid_from": "2024-12-31",
  "valid_to": null,
  "applies_to": "SK",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mesto Košice — Základná charakteristika, demografické údaje (zdroj ŠÚ SR)",
    "url": "https://www.kosice.sk/mesto/zakladna-charakteristika-demograficke-udaje",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-06",
    "quote": "Obyvateľstvo k 31.12. 2024: 223 678",
    "published": "2024-01-01",
    "published_kind": "publication",
    "quote_en": "Population as of 31 December 2024: 223 678"
  },
  "corroboration": [
    {
      "name": "Košice Online — sčítanie 2021: 229 040",
      "url": "https://www.kosiceonline.sk/v-kosiciach-kazdorocne-klesa-pocet-obyvatelov",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-06"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wikipédia — Košice (takmer 230 000 obyvateľov)",
      "url": "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%A1ice",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-06"
    }
  ],
  "sources_count": 3,
  "confidence": "high",
  "status": "ok",
  "verification": {
    "is_real": true,
    "method": "cross-checked proti viacerým nezávislým zdrojom",
    "checked": "2026-06-06",
    "checked_by": "botcorpus web verifikácia",
    "note": "Najnovší údaj ŠÚ SR k 31.12.2024 (223 678) zverejnený mestom; sčítanie 2021 udávalo 229 040. Rozdiel je daný klesajúcim trendom a metodikou. Nie halucinácia.",
    "note_en": "The latest figure from the Statistical Office of the SR as of 31 December 2024 (223 678) published by the city; the 2021 census reported 229 040. The difference is due to a declining trend and methodology. Not a hallucination."
  },
  "freshness": {
    "source_dated": "2024-01-01",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-06",
    "last_checked": "2026-06-06",
    "next_check": "2026-09-04",
    "cadence_days": 90,
    "stale": false,
    "source_hash": "ecccf84caca92418"
  }
}