The Zlín Region is divided into 4 districts:
The Zlín Region was established on 1 January 2000 on the basis of the constitutional act No. 347 from 3 December 1997 on foundation of higher self-governing units. It was formed by the merger of parts of Jihomoravský kraj (the Zlín District, the Kroměříž District and the Uherské Hradiště District), and the Severomoravský kraj (the Vsetín District). The region has in total 307 municipalities, of which 30 are towns. There are 13 municipalities with extended powers and 25 territorial districts of municipalities with authorized municipal office.
According to government statistics, the Zlín Region is the safest region in the Czech Republic; it has the lowest number of assaults, rapes, suicides and road accidents in the country.