Kysucké Nové Mesto District (okres Kysucké Nové Mesto) is a district in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia, in the Kysuce region.[1] It is entirely surrounded by the Žilina and Čadca districts. Apart from the city districts in Bratislava and Košice, its area is the smallest of all Slovakia districts, although population density is the second highest in Slovakia. The district had been established in 1923 and in its current borders exists from 1996. Core of the district economy is engineering industry, performed by several companies foremost in Kysucké Nové Mesto industrial park. The administrative seat is the town of Kysucké Nové Mesto, although many residents daily travel to Źilina for work, shopping, or education.
Kysucké Nové Mesto District | |
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Žilina Region |
| Cultural region | Kysuce |
| Seat | Kysucké Nové Mesto |
| Area | |
• Total | 174 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 33,778 |
| • 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] | KM |
| ^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023. | |
Municipalities
edit| Municipality | Area (km2)[2] | Population[3][4] |
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| Dolný Vadičov | 5.95 | 504 ( )
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| Horný Vadičov | 20.81 | 1,667 ( )
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| Kysucké Nové Mesto | 26.41 | 14,836 ( )
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| Kysucký Lieskovec | 12.31 | 2,361 ( )
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| Lodno | 8.84 | 976 ( )
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| Lopušné Pažite | 4.26 | 442 ( )
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| Nesluša | 25.47 | 3,178 ( )
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| Ochodnica | 18.05 | 1,912 ( )
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| Povina | 19.12 | 1,143 ( )
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| Radoľa | 6.72 | 1,522 ( )
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| Rudina | 6.27 | 1,850 ( )
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| Rudinka | 3.13 | 398 ( )
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| Rudinská | 10.76 | 1,022 ( )
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| Snežnica | 5.51 | 1,079 ( )
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(Δ of population) –
References
edit- ^ Ústredný portál verejnej správy Slovenskej republiky. "Okres Kysucké Nové Mesto". Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
External links
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