Žilina District (Slovak: Okres Žilina) is an okres (district) of the Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia. The district was first established in 1923. Its present borders date from 1996. The heart of the district is the Váh and Rajec river valleys. Urbanization has led to the district's becoming one of Slovakia's most highly developed areas.
Žilina District | |
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Žilina Region |
| Cultural region | Upper Považie |
| Seat | Žilina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 815 km2 (315 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 156,411 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Telephone prefix | 41 |
| Vehicle registration plate[a] | ZA |
| ^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 124,130 | — |
| 1980 | 140,396 | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 151,781 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 156,361 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 154,205 | −1.4% |
| 2021 | 161,377 | +4.7% |
| Source: Censuses[1][2] | ||
Municipalities
edit- Belá
- Bitarová
- Brežany
- Čičmany
- Divina
- Divinka
- Dlhé Pole
- Dolná Tižina
- Dolný Hričov
- Ďurčiná
- Fačkov
- Gbeľany
- Horný Hričov
- Hôrky
- Hričovské Podhradie
- Jasenové
- Kamenná Poruba
- Kľače
- Konská
- Kotrčiná Lúčka
- Krasňany
- Kunerad
- Lietava
- Lietavská Lúčka
- Lietavská Svinná-Babkov
- Lutiše
- Lysica
- Malá Čierna
- Mojš
- Nededza
- Nezbudská Lúčka
- Ovčiarsko
- Paština Závada
- Podhorie
- Porúbka
- Rajec
- Rajecká Lesná
- Rajecké Teplice
- Rosina
- Stránske
- Stráňavy
- Stráža
- Strečno
- Svederník
- Šuja
- Teplička nad Váhom
- Terchová
- Turie
- Varín
- Veľká Čierna
- Višňové
- Zbyňov
- Žilina
References
edit- ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
- ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
External links
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