Economic and cultural centers are Ružomberok, Liptovský Mikuláš and Liptovský Hrádok.

Almost 50% of the total Liptov area are forests. Spewing amount of acidulous water and hot mineral springs, especially in Bešeňová, Likavka, Kvačany, Žiar, Pribylina, Liptovský Ján and elsewhere. The region has also famous spa. Liptov is surrounded by highest mountains in Slovakia: High Tatras, West Tatras and Choč mountains in the north, the Low Tatras in the south, the Great Fatra in the west and Poprad Fold in the east. Vah flows Liptov in length with 43.5 kilometers and its tributary Bela. There are well known Liptovská Mara lake. In the Liptov are available 3 beautiful caves in Slovakia.

Bottom Fold in belongs to a slightly warm climate areas, mountainous part lying in a cold climate area.

The average annual temperature is 7 ° C.

For one year falls on Liptov 711 millimeters of rainfall. The climate of the region is very diverse. The warmest part is around the river Váh, which belongs to a slightly warm climate and the coldest are top of the hills. Number of summer days is 30. The warmest month is July and the coldest January. Snow cover in the Liptov region lasts an average of 130 days, in the mountains around 160 days. The highest clouds in the winter months, while the lowest in September. Western and northen winds dominate in the region.

Area: more than 2 000 km2
Highest point: 2 495 m (Kriváň – High Tatras)
Lowest point: 430 m (level of Váh in Kraľovany)
Population: about 140 000 people